Valencia Creek, Victoria
Valencia Creek is a rural town in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia on the Valencia Creek-Briagolong Road, north of Maffra in the Shire of Wellington. The junction of Valencia Creek and the Avon River are a short distance upstream. The foothills of the Great Dividing Range start immediately north of Valencia Creek, while dairy farms lie to the south along the Avon River flats to Boisdale.
| Valencia Creek Victoria | |
|---|---|
  Valencia Creek | |
| Coordinates | 37°50′S 146°59′E |
| Population | 152 |
| Postcode(s) | 3860 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Wellington |
| State electorate(s) | Gippsland East |
| Federal division(s) | Gippsland |
Valencia Creek Post Office opened on 23 July 1895, closed next year, reopened in 1900 and closed again in 1974.[1]
The town centre comprises a fire station, hall and church (no longer doing services), and the former Post office. The local school was consolidated with a number of other surrounding schools to form Boisdale Consolidated School #6207.
References
- Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 23 March 2021
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