| 词条 | St Andrews, Victoria |
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| type = town | name = St Andrews | state = vic | image = St Andrews Hotel.jpg | caption = St Andrews Hotel | alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne | coordinates = {{coord|37.594|S|145.269|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = left | lga = Shire of Nillumbik | postcode = 3761 | pop = 1,226 | pop_year = 2016 | pop_footnotes = [1] | est = | elevation= 209 | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = Eildon | fedgov = McEwen | dist1 = 46 | location1= Melbourne | dist2 = 10 | location2= Hurstbridge | near-nw = Strathewen | near-n = Kinglake | near-ne = Kinglake | near-w = Arthurs Creek | near-e = Yarra Glen | near-sw = Cottles Bridge | near-s = Smiths Gully | near-se = Christmas Hills }}St Andrews is a town in Victoria, Australia, 36 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the Shire of Nillumbik. At the 2016 Census, St Andrews had a population of 1,226.[1] St Andrews is well known for its alternative market, which is open every Saturday from 8am to 2pm. It also contains a hotel, primary school, bakery, CFA, general store and the Wadambuk community centre where a mobile library managed by Yarra Plenty Regional Library has a regular scheduled stop.[2] HistoryOriginally called Queenstown, the area was surveyed in 1858 and a town proclaimed on 25 February 1861. St Andrew Post Office had opened earlier on 1 January 1856 and was renamed St Andrews in 1923.[3] It experienced population growth during the Victorian gold rush, when prospectors mined the hills around the town. The first discovery of gold in Queenstown was recorded in The Herald on 9 and 11 March 1855 and was attributed to a George Boston and two Scotsmen. In April 2015, it was named Victoria's Wealthiest Town, as a result of ATO statistics. The town beat Toorak and Portsea, traditional leaders in this ranking. St Andrews has a great community feel and is much loved by its residents and visitors alike. BushfiresOn 7 February 2009 a major bushfire destroyed houses on Ninks, Muller, Jacksons and Wild Dog Creek Roads, as well as Buttermans Track and Olives Lane.[4] Its progression toward the town centre was halted by a southerly wind change,[4] which saved the rest of the town, but drove the fire front further east, destroying the towns of Kinglake and Marysville. See also
References1. ^1 {{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC22321 | name = St Andrews (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2017-07-04 | quick = on}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.yprl.vic.gov.au/service-timetable/|title=Service timetable|last=|first=|date=2019|website=Yarra Plenty Regional Library|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=7 February 2019}} 3. ^{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|title=St Andrews residents devastated after fires|url=http://whittlesea-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/kinglake-devestated-by-fire/|last=Jackson|first=William| date =8 February 2009|publisher=Whittlesea Leader|accessdate=2009-02-11}} External links
2 : Towns in Victoria (Australia)|Mining towns in Victoria (Australia) |
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