Hesket
Victoria
Hesket Primary School
Hesket is located in Shire of Macedon Ranges
Hesket
Hesket
Coordinates37°21′S 144°37′E / 37.350°S 144.617°E / -37.350; 144.617
Population178 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)3442
Elevation650 m (2,133 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Macedon Ranges
State electorate(s)Macedon
Federal division(s)McEwen
Localities around Hesket:
Newham Newham Rochford
Woodend Hesket Romsey
Mount Macedon Mount Macedon Kerrie

Hesket is a locality in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, Australia on the northern side of the Mount Macedon Range. The settlement was originally known as Ferny Creek.[2]

Hesket Post Office opened on 1 November 1866 and closed in 1971.[3]

Today the locality consists of the Hesket Primary School (State School 1004) and the Hesket-Kerrie CFA fire station.

See also

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hesket (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. Smith, Gavin (1994). All Wild and Lonely Bush. Romsey: Shire of Romsey Book Committee. ISBN 0-646-23834-5.
  3. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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