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Lavers Hill

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Colac Otway Shire Council VIC, PO Box 283, Lavers Hill, VIC 3238
03 5232 9400

Description

Lavers Hill is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 48 kilometres (30 mi) inland from Port Campbell and 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Apollo Bay.

Lavers Hill is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 48 kilometres (30 mi) inland from Port Campbell and 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Apollo Bay. The township is located approximately 205 kilometres (127 mi) south-west of the state capital, Melbourne.At the 2016 census, Lavers Hill had a population of 78.

History

Lavers Hill was named after two settlers from Gippsland called Stephen and Frank Laver. The first saw mill was opened in 1900 and so was the church next to the College. Old families from as far back as the 1880s still reside near Lavers Hill, e.g. Speight, Hampshire and Farrell. Development of Lavers Hill happened quickly.Lavers Hill depended on logging and agriculture for its income. It also is dependent on tourism.

A bank was opened in 1906, the community hall was opened, a cheese factory and butcher shop were built and also a hotel. A lot of these businesses have closed down. The Community hall was literally blown over in 1930 and rebuilt in 1933. The hotel was burnt down in 1919 and again in 1930. The cheese factory closed and so did the butcher.

Lavers Hill School

The Lavers Hill school was opened in 1910 as a rented room in the cheese factory. Another school was built near the church in 1911. In 1953, Johanna school and this were consolidated. At one point, Lavers Hill school had 500 kids. Today it has around 100 students from Beech Forest, Ferguson, Gellibrand, Lower Gellibrand, Johanna and Hordernvale and was opened 1911. This school has recently celebrated its centenary on 2/3 April 2011.

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Type: Towns

Population: 1 - 100

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 62.74 km2

Elevation: 201 to 500 metres

Town elevation: 458 m

Population number: 78

Local Government Area: Colac Otway Shire Council

Location

Colac Otway Shire Council VIC, PO Box 283, Lavers Hill, VIC 3238

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Lavers Hill, Victoria