Macarthur, Victoria

Macarthur (/məˈkɑːrθər/)[2] is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia on the Hamilton-Port Fairy Road. It is in the Shire of Moyne local government area and the federal Division of Wannon. At the 2016 census, Macarthur and the surrounding area had a population of 522.[1]

Macarthur
Victoria
Mechanics' Institute Hall
Macarthur
Coordinates38°01′S 142°00′E
Population522 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3286
LGA(s)Shire of Moyne
State electorate(s)Polwarth
Federal Division(s)Wannon

History
The Macarthur Court House building, now the Historical Society, during the 2009 Great Victorian Bike Ride

Macarthur Post Office opened 1 January 1862.[3]

The Macarthur Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1983.[4]

Traditional ownership

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Macarthur sits are groups within the Eastern Maar and Gunditjmara peoples,[5] who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation (EMAC)[6] and the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (GMTOAC).[7]

Community

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Hawkesdale has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mininera & District Football League.

Golfers play at the course of the Macarthur Golf Club on Hamilton Road.[8]

Macarthur is also the site of the large Macarthur Wind Farm, completed in 2013.

Macarthur was Victoria’s Tidiest Town in 1988.

References
  1. "206 Census QuickStats Macarthur". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. Butler, S., ed. (2009). "Macarthur". Macquarie Dictionary (5th ed.). Sydney: Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd. 1952 pages. ISBN 978-1-876429-66-9.
  3. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  4. "Special Report No. 4 - Court Closures in Victoria" (PDF). Auditor-General of Victoria. 1986. p. 79. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. "Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation". Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. "Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal". Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. Golf Select, Macarthur, retrieved 11 May 2009



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