Elaine, Victoria
| Elaine Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Railway Hotel at Elaine | |||||||||||||||
  Elaine | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°46′S 144°01′E / 37.767°S 144.017°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 228 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3334 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Moorabool | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Buninyong | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Ballarat | ||||||||||||||
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Elaine is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong. At the 2016 census, Elaine and the surrounding area had a population of 228.[1]
The railway came to the town with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line in 1862.[2] The local railway station opened soon after, but today only freight trains use the line. The Post Office opened on 1 March 1859 as Mount Doran and was renamed Elaine in 1872. Elaine Railway Station Post Office, some distance away, opened on 14 April 1873. In 1877 the latter office was renamed Elaine, and Elaine reverted to the earlier name of Mount Doran.[3]
Elaine is home to a Serbian Orthodox monastery with five monks and two nuns.[4]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Elaine (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Rail Geelong - Geelong Line Guide". www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
- ^ "Geelong Advertiser: Monastery a hidden sanctuary". Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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