Moriac, Victoria

Moriac is a rural town in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Geelong. It forms part of the Surf Coast Shire. At the 2016 census, Moriac had a population of 782.[1] A Post Office opened on 1 August 1854 as Duneed, was renamed Mount Moriac in 1864, and Moriac in about 1909.[2]

Moriac
Victoria
General store and railway crossing on the main street
Moriac
Coordinates38°14′S 144°10′E
Population782 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3240
Location
LGA(s)Surf Coast Shire
State electorate(s)South Barwon
Federal Division(s)Corangamite
Localities around Moriac:
Mount Moriac Mount Moriac Mount Moriac
Modewarre Moriac Freshwater Creek
Modewarre Paraparap Paraparap

The railway through Moriac opened in 1876, followed by the Wensleydale branch line which junctioned with the main line just past Moriac. The branch line opened in 1890 and closed in 1948.[3] Moriac railway station was closed in October 1981.

The town was surveyed in the 1920s, around the Moriac railway station, which had been provided to serve the adjacent community of Mount Moriac. The town was initially slow to develop, but has grown to house a population of several hundred. Though still heavily rural in nature, the town now serves as a satellite village of Geelong, with many residents travelling into the city to work.

The town is home to Moriac Primary School, which has approximately 200 students and 10 teachers, a hotel, and a small shop. It also has a kindergarten.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moriac (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  3. Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.


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