Discover Merino in Australia
Merino in the region of Victoria is a town located in Australia - some 453 mi or ( 729 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital .
Local time in Merino is now 09:21 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Melbourne " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Adelaide, Tahara, Sandford, Muntham, and Melbourne. When in this area, you might want to check out Adelaide . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Merino ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Merino, Victoria
Merino is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Glenelg local government area, 363 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Merino had a population of 400. The first European settlement of the area was in 1837, when Francis Henty, brother of Edward Henty, established Merino Downs station.
Located at -37.72 141.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Henty, Victoria
Henty is a town in south western Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Glenelg local government area, 373 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne. It is also an Australian wine region. It has one of the cooler climates of any Australian wine region and is known for its white wine production of Chardonnay, Riesling, Semillon and Sauvignon blanc as well as a small red wine production of Pinot noir. Henty Post Office opened on 16 April 1885 and closed in 1977.
Located at -37.66 141.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Digby, Victoria
Digby is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Glenelg, 366 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne on Stokes River, a tributary of the Glenelg. At the 2006 census, Digby and the surrounding area had a population of 369. The town is named after Digby, Lincolnshire in England. The Henty Brothers established the first European settlement in the Digby area in 1837. In 1843, The Woolpack Inn was establish near modern Digby; it burnt down in 1887.
Located at -37.80 141.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Black Saturday bushfires
The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited or were burning across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009. The fires occurred during extreme bushfire-weather conditions and resulted in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire; 173 people died and 414 were injured as a result of the fires. As many as 400 individual fires were recorded on 7 February.
Located at -37.58 141.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Coleraine, Victoria
Coleraine is a town in Victoria, Australia on the Glenelg Highway, 350 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne and 35 kilometres north-west of Hamilton in the Shire of Southern Grampians local government area. It was named after the town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. At the 2006 census, the urban area of Coleraine had a population of 991.
Located at -37.60 141.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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