Kerrie, Victoria

Kerrie
Victoria
Kerrie Public Hall
Kerrie is located in Shire of Macedon Ranges
Kerrie
Kerrie
Coordinates37°23′S 144°42′E / 37.383°S 144.700°E / -37.383; 144.700
Population124 (?)[citation needed]
Postcode(s)3434
Elevation630 m (2,067 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Macedon Ranges
State electorate(s)Macedon
Federal division(s)McEwen
Localities around Kerrie:
Hesket Rochford Romsey
Cherokee Kerrie Romsey
Riddells Creek Riddells Creek Monegeetta

Kerrie /ˈkɛri/ is a locality in the Macedon Ranges region of Victoria, Australia, featuring a town hall (1934) and the closed Kerrie State School (c. 1877).[1] The school was closed in 1991, but was an important venue for community meetings and events until it was damaged by fire on the 16th October 2021.[2] The buildings and grounds are heritage listed[3] and underwent external restoration during 2009–2010. Nearby is the Hall, and the former tennis courts, which are now overgrown and in a state of disrepair.

The Kerrie Valley is the source of domestic water for the nearby town of Romsey. The catchment reservoir consists of a dam on a tributary of the Bolinda Creek.

Kerrie Post Office opened on 10 July 1891 and closed in 1949.[4]

  1. ^ Smith, Gavin (1994). All Wild and Lonely Bush. Romsey: Shire of Romsey Book Committee. ISBN 0-646-23834-5.
  2. ^ "Macedon Ranges Shire Council".
  3. ^ Heritage Victoria. "Former Kerrie Primary School No.1290". Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  4. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.