Amphitheatre, Victoria

Amphitheatre
Victoria
The former Amphitheatre Hotel around the time of its closure in 2011
Amphitheatre is located in Pyrenees Shire
Amphitheatre
Amphitheatre
Coordinates37°10′0″S 143°25′0″E / 37.16667°S 143.41667°E / -37.16667; 143.41667
Population223 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3468
Location
LGA(s)Pyrenees Shire
State electorate(s)Ripon
Federal division(s)Mallee

Amphitheatre is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Pyrenees Highway in the Pyrenees Shire, south-west of Avoca. At the 2021 census, Amphitheatre and the surrounding area had a population of 223.[1]

The Avoca River rises near the town, at the foot of Mount Lonarch.[2] Gold was discovered in the area in 1853, and a settlement was established at Amphitheatre as a result.[3][4] By 1857, the Cobb and Co Telegraph Line of stage coaches passed through Amphitheatre on the Maryborough to Ararat line.[5]

A post office opened on 22 June 1859.[6]

The Avoca-Ararat railway, which opened in 1890, included a station at Amphitheatre. The station was closed, along with the line, in 1959. Although the line was eventually reopened, the station was not.[7]

Amphitheatre has a primary school.[8]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Amphitheatre". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Rivers - Assessment of River Condition - Victoria". Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ^ Oulton, Margaret (1995). A valley of the finest description : a history of the Shire of Lexton (3rd ed.). [Lexton, Australia]: Shire of Lexton. p. 195. ISBN 0-9588720-0-7. OCLC 84744493.
  4. ^ "Welcome to the Amphi". The Amphitheatre Hotel. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Advertisement". Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser. 4 August 1857.
  6. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 25 January 2021
  7. ^ "Maryborough Ararat Line". Vicsig. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. ^ Welcome to Amphitheatre Primary school