Draft:Landsborough, Victoria, Australia



Landsborough is a small country town in Western Victoria at the foothills of the Pyrenees Ranges. With beginnings as a thriving gold field[1], the town now is rich with historical buildings and remnants of the golden time gone by[2]. Landsborough serves as a respectable agricultural area that specialises in sheep grazing and wine grape growing plus plays as a valuable hub for the tourism of the Pyrenees mountain range.[3] Many notable artists have called the Landsborough hills home[4].

The postcode for Landsborough is 3384[5] and the town has public transport links[6]. The commercial resource towns around Landsborough are Stawell, Ararat, St Arnaud, Avoca and Maryborough.

In the 2021 Australian census, Landsborough showed a population of 200 residents.[7]

Landsborough has a Memorial recreation reserve that contains a Gate of Remembrance[8], a Community Centre[9], Tennis Courts[10], Netball courts, and a Football oval (former home ground of team Landsborough Hawks).[11] The town has a Caravan park, information resource centre[12], Swimming Pool[13], Playground, Cemetery[14], Golf Course[15], CFA Fire Station[16], Police Station[17], Hotel[18], General Store and Wine Cellar Doors[19].

Landsborough Victoria Town Hall constructed in 1922 located in Burke Street, Landsborough.
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  2. ^ "Directory". Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  3. ^ "Visit the Pyrenees Wine Region Victoria today! Only 2hrs from Melbourne". Visit Pyrenees. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  4. ^ "[Biographical cuttings on Desmond Saaghy, artist, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or... - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  5. ^ "Find a Post Office, street posting box, Parcel Locker or Parcel Collect location". auspost.com.au. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  6. ^ Victoria, Public Transport. "King St/Landsborough-Elmhurst Rd". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  7. ^ "2021 Landsborough (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  8. ^ "Landsborough Memorial Park Gates | Monument Australia". www.monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  9. ^ "Other Community Venues". www.pyrenees.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  10. ^ TennisVenues.com.au. "Landsborough Tennis Club". www.tennisvenues.com.au. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  11. ^ "Landsborough - Lexton Plains Football League". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  12. ^ "Landsborough Community Resource Centre and Caravan Park Playground". www.pyrenees.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  13. ^ "Home". www.landsboroughswimmingpool.com.au. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  14. ^ "Landsborough Cemetery in Landsborough, Victoria - Find a Grave Cemetery". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  15. ^ "Landsborough Golf Club". www.golf.org.au. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  16. ^ "Contact". www.cfa.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  17. ^ "Landsborough Police Station". www.police.vic.gov.auundefined. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  18. ^ "Landsborough Hotel". Visit Pyrenees. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  19. ^ "About". horvatvino.com.au. Retrieved 2024-10-11.