Deans Marsh, Victoria

Deans Marsh is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 23 kilometres (14 mi) inland from Lorne. At the 2016 census, Deans Marsh had a population of 269.[1] Deans Marsh is part of the Otway Harvest Trail, with the Pennyroyal Raspberry Farm and the Gentle Annie Berry Gardens nearby. There are three wineries in the area - Blakes Estate, Dinny Goonan and Gosling Creek. Also located in Deans Marsh is Yan Yan Gurt West, a sheep farm known for its 1880s woolshed and innovative practices in regenerative agriculture and agroforestry.

Deans Marsh
Victoria
A former church at Deans Marsh
Deans Marsh
Coordinates38°23′S 143°53′E
Population269 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3235
Location
  • 135 km (84 mi) SW of Melbourne
  • 61 km (38 mi) SW of Geelong
  • 34 km (21 mi) E of Colac
  • 23 km (14 mi) NW of Lorne
LGA(s)Surf Coast Shire
State electorate(s)Polwarth
Federal Division(s)Corangamite
Localities around Deans Marsh:
Birregurra Birregurra Bambra
Whoorel Deans Marsh Boonah
Murroon Pennyroyal Benwerrin

History

Deans Marsh Post Office opened on 3 November 1866.[2]

The Forrest railway line, which branched from the Warrnambool line at Birregurra, was opened to Deans Marsh on 19 December 1899, and was extended to Forrest on 5 June 1891. The line was closed on 4 March 1957.[3]

Notable people

Deans Marsh is the birthplace of the renowned Wagnerian soprano Marjorie Lawrence (1907–1979).

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Deans Marsh (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  3. "Birregurra Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 14 June 2012.



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