Dixons Creek
in Yarra Ranges of Victoria, Australia
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Geelong Airport (8.958 mi) - Avalon Airport (8.972 mi)
- Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (9.001 mi)
- Melbourne Essendon Airport (9.004 mi)
- Melbourne International Airport (9.004 mi)
- Latrobe Valley Airport (9.045 mi)
- Shepparton Airport (9.083 mi)
- Benalla Airport (9.103 mi)
- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (Unesco heritage, 9.076 mi)
- Healesville Sanctuary (zoo, (9.032 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 03:58 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:52 am and 8:00 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 39.393 and -31.248 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Lajedo - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Delve into Dixons Creek
The district Dixons Creek of in Yarra Ranges (Victoria) with it's 336 habitants Dixons Creek is a subburb in Australia about 261 mi south-west of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 82% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 20th of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 21st of May 2024
13°C (56 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 22nd of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Chateau Yering Historic House Hotel
Valley Guest House
Melba Lodge
Sunway Farm Bed and Breakfast
Yarra Valley Grand Hotel
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Healesville Sanctuary
Healesville Sanctuary, or the Sir Colin MacKenzie Fauna Park, is a zoo specializing in native Australian animals. It is located at Healesville in rural Victoria, Australia, and has a history of breeding native animals. It is one of only two places to have successfully bred a platypus, the other being Sydney's Taronga Zoo. It also assists with a breeding population of the endangered Helmeted Honeyeater.
Healesville, Victoria
Healesville is a town in Victoria, Australia, 52 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Healesville had a population of 6567. Healesville is situated on the Watts River, a tributary of the Yarra River.
Chum Creek, Victoria
Chum Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 50 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Chum Creek had a population of 848. The area is served by the 687 bus route operated from Healesville by McKenzie's Tourist Services.
Dixons Creek, Victoria
Dixons Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 46 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Dixons Creek had a population of 596. The Post Office opened around 1902 and closed in 1967. Dixons Creek has a primary school, with currently 34 students. It is part of the Wollombi Cluster (11 small schools in the area).
Coldstream, Victoria
Coldstream is a locality and township within Greater Melbourne beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 36 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Coldstream had a population of 2403.
Gruyere, Victoria
Gruyere is a town in Victoria, Australia, 43 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Gruyere had a population of 696. The suburb is often referred to as the 'Toorak of the Yarra Valley' as it is the choice location for wealthier retirees. Gruyere has a strong farming / agricultural roots with many local farmers with a variety of products such as apples, pears and cattle.
Yarra Glen, Victoria
Yarra Glen is a town in Victoria, Australia, 40 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Yarra Glen had a population of 2598.
Yering, Victoria
Yering is a town in Victoria, Australia, 38 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Yering was home to one of Victoria's first wineries.
Yarra Glen railway station
Yarra Glen is the city-end terminus of the Healesville railway. The first station on the site was built in 1888–1889 when the railway line was extended from Lilydale to Healesville. The settlement had been previously named Burgoyne, but when the railway was extended, the decision was made to rename it Yarra Glen. Though Yarra Glen was a small settlement, its station was often used for supplying Melbourne with produce from nearby farms. The station closed along with the Healesville line in 1980.
Tarrawarra railway station
Tarrawarra is a station on the former Healesville line between Yarra Glen and Healesville in Australia. The station, opened in 1889, closed along with the Healesville line in December 1980. The section of track through the location of the station is now maintained by the Yarra Valley Tourist Railway, which is based out of Healesville.
Healesville railway station
Healesville is a railway station in Victoria, Australia. Formerly the terminus of the Healesville railway line, it is currently the principal station of the Yarra Valley Railway. A temporary station was built on the site in 1888–1889 when the railway line was extended from Lilydale to Healesville. The current station was built in 1903 and is now listed with Heritage Victoria. The station closed along with the Healesville line in 1980.
Christmas Hills, Victoria
Christmas Hills is a town in Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Nillumbik. At the 2011 Census, Christmas Hills had a population of 344. Christmas Hills is located between Kangaroo Ground and Yarra Glen, along Eltham-Yarra Glen Road (State Route C726), north of the Yarra River, in the Dandenong Ranges. In 1904, the Australian Handbook described Christmas Hills as "an excellent health resort".
Coldstream railway station, Melbourne
Coldstream is a closed railway station, located in Station Street, Coldstream, Victoria, Australia, on the now-closed Healesville greater-metropolitan line. The station buildings were destroyed by fire in the late 1990s. The track from Coldstream to Yarra Glen was formerly leased by the Yarra Valley Tourist Railway, who discontinued their lease due to the poor condition of bridges along the line. An old platform in poor condition remains at the former station.
Kinglake, Victoria
Kinglake is a town in Victoria, Australia, 46 km north-east from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its Local Government Area are the Shires of Murrindindi and Nillumbik. At the 2011 Census, Kinglake had a population of 1,347. The town was one of the worst affected areas during the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009.
Olinda Creek
Olinda Creek is a major tributary of the Yarra River in Victoria, Australia. Its origins are in the Dandenong Ranges, and it is notable for passing through the settlement of Lilydale (now a suburb of Melbourne) before joining with the Yarra near Coldstream.
Yarra Valley Railway
The Yarra Valley Railway is a Heritage railway operating on a section of the former Healesville railway which operated between Lilydale and Healesville in the Yarra Valley area northeast of Melbourne, Australia.
Yering railway station
Yering is a closed railway station, located up from Macintyre Lane, Yering, Victoria, Australia, on the now-closed Healesville greater-metropolitan line. The track from Coldstream to Yarra Glen was formerly leased by the Yarra Valley Tourist Railway, who discontinued their lease due to the poor condition of bridges along the line. The station was closed in 1980, however the line was not officially closed until 10 March 1983.
Toolangi, Victoria
Toolangi is a rural township in Victoria, Australia. At the 2011 Census, Toolangi and the surrounding area had a population of 289. The township of Toolangi is situated on the edge of the Toolangi State Forest.
Steels Creek, Victoria
Steels Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 45 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, 7 km north of Yarra Glen. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. In 2006 the ABS listed the population as 3,760. The Post Office, Steel's Creek, opened on 14 March 1890 and closed in 1968. Steels Creek has a community centre at the site of the public Primary School, which was closed down in 1992 by the Kennett Government.
Tarrawarra, Victoria
Tarrawarra is a town in Victoria, Australia, 45 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. It was originally known as View Hill estate, and was purchased in 1893 by David Syme, owner and publisher of The Age newspaper, who expanded it and gave it its present name, which is of Aboriginal origin. The name refers to "slow waters", describing the local arc in the Yarra River.
Donnelly Weir
Donnelly Weir (formerly Donnelly's Weir) is located in the Yarra Ranges. It is a part of the system that supplies water to the city of Melbourne. It is managed by Melbourne Water. It is often visited by students studying Melbourne's water supply because of its easy access and information signs. It was heavily impacted by the Black Saturday bushfires and was closed for many months afterwards. The immediate areas were burnt out and all of the facilities had to be replaced.
Shire of Healesville
The Shire of Healesville was a local government area about 60 kilometres northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 466.20 square kilometres, and existed from 1887 until 1994.
Sugarloaf Reservoir
Sugarloaf Reservoir is a reservoir located north-east of Melbourne. It was completed in 1981. Its total capacity is 96 GL. As of February 12, 2010 the reservoir sits at 67.1% of capacity. It reached nearly 80% in late 2009 after reaching nearly 10% in May. In February 2010, the North South Pipeline from the Goulburn River was connected to the reservoir. It is operated by Melbourne Water.
Castella, Victoria
Castella is a village in Victoria Australia. It lies to the east of Kinglake at the intersection of the Melba Highway and the Healesville Kinglake Road. The Castella Quarries produces sandstone and crushed rock. One of the quarries was used to dump the drillings from a tunnel under the Toolangi State Forest. This tunnel is part of the Sugarloaf Pipeline, carrying freshwater to Melbourne from the Goulburn River.
Sugarloaf Hydroelectric Power Station
The Sugarloaf Hydroelectric Power Station is a mini hydroelectric power station at Sugarloaf Reservoir, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located at the outlet of the North-South Pipeline that carries water over the Great Dividing Range from the Goulburn River to Melbourne. It will recover approximately 40% of the energy used to pump water through the pipeline.
