Buxton, Victoria
| Buxton Victoria | |
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 The Buxton Hotel | |
  Buxton | |
| Coordinates | 37°29′S 145°43′E / 37.483°S 145.717°ECoordinates: 37°29′S 145°43′E / 37.483°S 145.717°E |
| Population | 257 (2011 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3711 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Murrindindi |
| State electorate(s) | Eildon |
| Federal Division(s) | Indi |
Buxton is a small town 104 kilometres (65 mi) north-east of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. At the 2011 Census, Buxton had a population of 257.[1]
The district around Buxton was significantly impacted by the Black Saturday bushfires. It was isolated for several days with no telephone or power.
Today Buxton remains a small township with a roadhouse, a general store, a fishing and outdoors store, a town hall, a primary school, and several bed and breakfasts.
It has an active Country Fire Authority station with one tanker and one slip-on unit. The Buxton Fire Brigade was formed in 1943 and officially recognised on 25 February 1944.[2]
After the 2009 Black Saturday fires, the Marysville Police station was temporarily relocated in Buxton until the new station was opened in 2012.[3]
The igloo roadhouse was established in 1944. The Buxton Primary School opened in 1875. Buxton Post Office opened on 1 February 1873.[4]
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- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Buxton (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "Buxton Fire Brigade » History". home.vicnet.net.au. 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "New Marysville Police Station opens". 11 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11