Cardinia is a town in

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, 52 km south-east of Melbourne's

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, located within the

Shire of Cardinia The Shire of Cardinia is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the south-east of Melbourne between Western Port and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,283 square kilometres, and had a population of ...

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. Cardinia recorded a population of 342 at the 2021 census. Cardinia is located between Pakenham and

Tooradin Tooradin is a town in Victoria, Australia, 57 km south east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey and the Shire of Cardinia local government areas. Tooradin recorded a population of 1,722 at the . Nam ...

on the south-eastern fringe of

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. The Post Office opened on 1 September 1881, was known as Cardinia Creek until 1912, and closed in 1970. Cardinia is part of the

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ROC Football Club ( Rythdale,

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, Cardinia) competing in the

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Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of Cardinia {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub

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