Woodside, Victoria
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Woodside Victoria | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°32′S 146°53′E / 38.533°S 146.883°E | ||||||||
Population | 364 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3874 | ||||||||
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||||||||
Location | |||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Wellington | ||||||||
County | Buln Buln | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gippsland East | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||
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Woodside is a village in Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Woodside and the surrounding area had a population of 364.[1]
Until its demolition in 2015, the tallest construction of the southern hemisphere — the aerial mast of the VLF Transmitter Woodside — was located near the village.[2] There is also a nearby beach of the same name.
A railway connected Woodside with the railhead of Port Albert from 22 June 1923 until 25 May 1953.[3]
An Australian oil and gas company, Woodside Petroleum, is named after this area.
Notes
- ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Woodside". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2008/12/23/2453832.htm
- ^ Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1988 pp145-149