Merbein, Victoria

Merbein, Victoria
Merbein
Victoria
Merbein 001.jpg
Commercial Street, the main street of Merbein
Merbein is located in Rural City of Mildura
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Merbein
Population: 2526 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3505
Coordinates: 34°10′S 142°03′E / 34.167°S 142.05°E / -34.167; 142.05Coordinates: 34°10′S 142°03′E / 34.167°S 142.05°E / -34.167; 142.05
Elevation: 56 m (184 ft)
Location:
LGA: Rural City of Mildura
State District: Mildura
Federal Division: Mallee
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
23.7 °C
75 °F		 9.7 °C
49 °F		 285.1 mm
11.2 in

Merbein is a town outside Mildura, Victoria, in the Sunraysia region of Australia. At the 2006 census, Merbein had a population of 2526.

The area was known as White Cliffs until 1909 when the township was established, the Post Office opening on 16 August 1909.[2] The name was intended to be Merebin, which is the Aboriginal word for "white sandcliffs", but an error made when registering the name corrupted it to Merbein[citation needed]. It is on the Calder Highway between Mildura and the Murray River crossing on the Abbotsford Bridge to Curlwaa.

It is the home of Mildara Wines, which W B Chaffey founded in 1911. The Mildara Blass Winery still stands on the cliffs towering above the Murray River, and is open to visitors for a tour and wine tasting. The CSIRO Plant Research Division has a facility at Merbein focused on the grape and citrus growing industries.

Rail freight services to Melbourne operate from Merbein along the Mildura railway line from a terminal operated by Wakefield Transport.[3]

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Sunraysia Football League.[4]

Golfers play at the course of the Merbein Golf Club on McEdward Street.[5]

Notable Merbein people

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Merbein (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26137&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01. 
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 
  3. ^ Roads, ports and freight - Intermodal terminals, www.doi.vic.gov.au, http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/Internet/Freight.nsf/AllDocs/0B68D60810012C21CA256E05000488F9?OpenDocument, retrieved 2008-08-01 
  4. ^ Full Points Footy, Sunraysia Football League, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net//sunraysia_football_league.htm, retrieved 2009-04-15 
  5. ^ Golf Select, Merbein, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1027, retrieved 2009-05-11 

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