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Deans Marsh

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Surf Coast Shire Council VIC, PO Box 350, Deans Marsh, VIC 3235
03 5261 0600

Description

Deans Marsh is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 23 kilometres (14 mi) inland from Lorne.

Deans Marsh is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 23 kilometres (14 mi) inland from Lorne.At the 2016 census, Deans Marsh had a population of 269. Deans Marsh is part of the Otway Harvest Trail, with the Pennyroyal Raspberry Farm and the Gentle Annie Berry Gardens nearby. There are three wineries in the area - Blakes Estate, Dinny Goonan and Gosling Creek. Also located in Deans Marsh is Yan Yan Gurt West, a sheep farm known for its 1880s woolshed and innovative practices in regenerative agriculture and agroforestry.

History

Deans Marsh Post Office opened on 3 November 1866.The Forrest railway line, which branched from the Warrnambool line at Birregurra, was opened to Deans Marsh on 19 December 1889, and was extended to Forrest on 5 June 1891. The line was closed on 4 March 1957.Ash Wednesday 1983 a fire started in Deans Marsh and the fire burnt a large selection of Otway Forest and towns of Aireys Inlet, Anglesea and Barwon Downs.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101 - 1,000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 56.964 km2

Elevation: 51 to 200 metres

Town elevation: 153 m

Population number: 269

Local Government Area: Surf Coast Shire Council

Location

Surf Coast Shire Council VIC, PO Box 350, Deans Marsh, VIC 3235

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Deans Marsh, Victoria