Kyneton
Kyneton is a town in central Victoria, Australia. In 2006 there were 5,905 people living in Kyneton. It is on the Calder Highway, but the Calder Freeway now goes around the town to the north and east. Kyneton was named after the English village of Kineton, Warwickshire.[2] Piper Street is the oldest street and still has many of its old buildings.
| Kyneton Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking along Piper Street, Kyneton | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°14′S 144°27′E / 37.233°S 144.450°ECoordinates: 37°14′S 144°27′E / 37.233°S 144.450°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,629 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1850 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3444 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 519 m (1,703 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Macedon Ranges | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Macedon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bendigo | ||||||||||||||
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The town is the centre for the local government area, the Shire of Macedon Ranges.
Kyneton is famous for its springs, the Campaspe River, public gardens and old houses, many built from stone. Kyneton has several events during the year including the ANZAC Day parade, the Kyneton Jazz Festival, Kyneton Daffodil Festival, Kyneton Agricultural show and the Kyneton Cup (horse racing). The famous bushranger, Ned Kelly, was put on trial in the Kyneton Courthouse in 1870 for robbery. This courthouse is still in use.
History
The first European to explore the Kyneton area was Major Thomas Mitchell who crossed and named the Campaspe River in 1836. The first settlers came to Kyneton later that year.
Kyneton is different from other towns in the area as it was settled in 1850, a year before the gold rushes started. It was a farming area which became an important stop for those people going to the gold rushes at Mount Alexander and Bendigo. The post office opened on 1 July 1843, as Mount Macedon, but was renamed Kyneton on 1 January 1854.[3]
Media
Kyneton has its own newspaper, the Midland Express, which also serves Castlemaine.
Education
There are two primary schools, Kyneton Primary School and Our Lady of the Rosary. There are two secondary schools, Kyneton Secondary College and Sacred Heart College. There is also the Kyneton campus of the Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE (BRIT), and the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT), NMIT Kyneton Park Training Centre at the Kyneton Racecourse.
Sport
The town has a football team which plays in the Bendigo Football League.[4]
Kyneton has a horse racing club, the Kyneton District Racing Club, which holds about 16 race meetings a year. The Kyneton Cup meeting is in November, the day after the Melbourne Cup.[5] In 2009 the Kyneton District Racing Club joined with the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE to use the racecourse for educational training.[6][7]
The Kyneton Golf Club is on Black Hill Road.[8]
Kyneton has a soccer team, "The Rangers", which plays in the Bendigo Amateur Soccer League "BASL"
Kyneton Media
Mechanics Hall at Kyneton, Victoria
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kyneton, Vic(SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ↑ Blake, Les (1977) Place Names of Victoria, p. 147. Melbourne: Rigby Limited. ISBN 0-7270-0250-3
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ Full Points Footy, Kyneton, retrieved 2008-07-25[dead link]
- ↑ Country Racing Victoria, Kyneton District Racing Club, retrieved 2009-05-07[dead link]
- ↑ Jessica Foulds, Race to Educate Archived 2011-07-06 at Archive.today, Macedon Ranges Telegraph, June 23, 2009. Accessed August 7, 2009
- ↑ Barry Kennedy, Kyneton course in training on track Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Leader newspapers, June 25, 2009. Accessed August 7, 2009
- ↑ Golf Select, Kyneton, retrieved 2009-05-11
Other websites
- Macedon Ranges Shire Council[dead link]
- Kyneton District Business and Tourism Association
- Kyneton Online Archived 2008-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Kyneton Historical Society Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine