Gheringhap, Victoria

Gheringhap
Victoria
Gheringhap
Coordinates 38°05′0″S 144°14′0″E / 38.08333°S 144.23333°E / -38.08333; 144.23333Coordinates: 38°05′0″S 144°14′0″E / 38.08333°S 144.23333°E / -38.08333; 144.23333
Postcode(s) 3331
Location
LGA(s) Golden Plains Shire
State electorate(s) Polwarth
Federal Division(s) Corangamite
Localities around Gheringhap:
Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek Moorabool
Bannockburn Gheringhap Batesford
Bannockburn Stonehaven Stonehaven

Gheringhap is a rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located approximately 83 km southwest of Melbourne, between Geelong and Meredith on the Midland Highway. Gheringhap is located in the Golden Plains Shire.

Gheringhap Post Office opened on 1 April 1869 and closed in 1968.[1] The town is located at the junction of the Geelong-Ballarat railway and the Western standard gauge railway which connects Melbourne and Adelaide.[2] Railpage Australia operates a "Railcam" at Gheringhap, which photographs freight and passenger train movements.[3]

References

  1. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  2. "Rail Geelong - Gallery - Gheringhap". www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  3. "Railpage Gheringhap Loop Railcam Project". www.railpage.com.au. Retrieved 2013-11-25.


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