Castella, Victoria
Castella is a small town in Victoria Australia. It lies to the east of Kinglake at the intersection of the Melba Highway and the Healesville Kinglake Road.[3] At the 2011 Census, Castella had a population of 344.[1]
| Castella Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Aerial view from north | |||||||||||||||
  Castella Location in Shire of Murrindindi | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°31′29″S 145°26′00″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 344 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3777[2] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Murrindindi | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Eildon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Indi[2] | ||||||||||||||
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The Castella Quarries produces sandstone and crushed rock.[4] One of the quarries was used to dump the drillings from a tunnel under the Toolangi State Forest.[5] This tunnel is part of the Sugarloaf Pipeline, carrying freshwater to Melbourne from the Goulburn River.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Castella (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=3777&filterby=Postcode Archived 2009-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Australian Electoral Commission
- http://postcodes.qpzm.com.au/postcode/vic/melbourne/yarra-dandenong-ranges/castella
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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