Devon Meadows, Victoria
| Devon Meadows Victoria |
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| Population: | 1,594 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3977 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Casey | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Hastings | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Flinders | ||||||||||||
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Devon Meadows is a town in Victoria, Australia, 50 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Devon Meadows had a population of 1594.
Devon Meadows Post Office opened on 21 March 1915, and closed in 1941.[2]
Devon Meadows contains a primary school with a current enrolment of about 300,[3] a CFA fire station, community hall and tennis club.
Just east of the main township is a locality known Five Ways after the split intersection where three roads leave the South Gippsland Highway bound for Berwick, Koo Wee Rup and Cannons Creek. A general store at the intersection provides services to travellers.[4]
The town has an Australian Rules football team The Devon Meadows Panthers competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.[5]
[edit] Transport
- 795 Cranbourne – Warneet (Monday to Friday). Operated by Cranbourne Transit.
- 796 Cranbourne – Cranbourne (Monday to Friday (school days)). Operated by Cranbourne Transit.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Devon Meadows (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25473&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Schools Online listing, Department of Education (Victoria). Accessed 23 November 2006.
- ^ Map 138, Melway street directory (28th ed., 2001)
- ^ Full Points Footy, Devon Meadows, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Devon_Meadows.htm, retrieved 2008-07-25[dead link]
- ^ Cranbourne Transit website, accessed 23 November 2006
[edit] External links
- Devon Meadows, Victoria is at coordinates 38°09′43″S 145°18′11″E / 38.162°S 145.303°ECoordinates: 38°09′43″S 145°18′11″E / 38.162°S 145.303°E
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