Neerim is a locality in
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
,
Australia, on Main Neerim Road in the
Shire of Baw Baw
The Shire of Baw Baw is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 52,015.
It includes the towns of Drouin, Longwarry, Neerim South, Trafal ...
.
The locality was connected to the
Victorian Railways
The Victorian Railways (VR), trading from 1974 as VicRail, was the state-owned operator of most rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, b ...
network when on 27 March 1917 an
extension of the line from
Warragul
Warragul is a town in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north. As of the , the town had a population of 1 ...
to
Neerim South was opened, later connecting to
Noojee
Noojee is a town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, north of Warragul and east of Melbourne, in the Baw Baw local government area. At the 2016 census, Noojee and the surrounding area had a population of 157. The town benefits fr ...
in 1919. The line closed in 1958.
[Fiddian (1997), p. 171.]
The Post Office opened on 25 August 1877 and closed in 1967.
The locality, in conjunction with neighbouring township
Neerim South, has an
Australian Rules
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football team competing in the
Ellinbank & District Football League
The Ellinbank and District Football League is an Australian rules football and Netball League, based in the West Gippsland region of Victoria for smaller towns and villages in the regions of Baw Baw, South Gippsland and Cardinia.
There are 1 ...
.
References
External links
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Shire of Baw Baw
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