| Amphitheatre Victoria | |
|---|---|
 The former Amphitheatre Hotel around the time of its closure in 2011 | |
  Amphitheatre | |
| Coordinates | 37°10′0″S 143°25′0″E / 37.16667°S 143.41667°E |
| Population | 223 (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]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Amphitheatre". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Rivers - Assessment of River Condition - Victoria". Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Welcome to the Amphi". The Amphitheatre Hotel. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Advertisement". Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser. 4 August 1857.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 25 January 2021
- ^ "Maryborough Ararat Line". Vicsig. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Welcome to Amphitheatre Primary school
