Exford, Victoria

Exford
Victoria
Exford Primary School
Exford is located in Melbourne
Exford
Exford
Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Map
Coordinates37°44′42″S 144°33′32″E / 37.74500°S 144.55889°E / -37.74500; 144.55889
Population133 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3338
Elevation92 m (302 ft)
Location
LGA(s)City of Melton
State electorate(s)Melton
Federal division(s)Hawke
Localities around Exford:
Brookfield Parwan Brookfield Brookfield
Parwan Exford Melton South
Balliang East Eynesbury Mount Cottrell

Exford is a town in Victoria, Australia, 39 km (24 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Exford recorded a population of 133 at the 2021 census.[1]

The town is located on the west and south bank of the Melton Reservoir, which was completed in 1916 to supply the Werribee Irrigation District, and also functions as a recreation site with barbecue and picnic facilities. Exford Post Office opened on 1 September 1911 and closed in 1964.[2]

Exford is home to the Melbourne Runabout and Speedboat Club. A primary school with 200 students is also based in Exford. On Tuesday May 16 2023, a bus carrying 46 children from the school was involved in an accident with a truck at a nearby intersection with 18 children rushed to hospital.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Exford (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  3. ^ "Melbourne bus crash: School children suffer "life changing" injuries". BBC News. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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