Castella Victoria |
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Aerial view from north
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Coordinates | 37°31′29″S 145°26′00″E / 37.52472°S 145.43333°ECoordinates: 37°31′29″S 145°26′00″E / 37.52472°S 145.43333°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 344 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3777 | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Murrindindi | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Eildon | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Indi | ||||||||||||
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Castella is a small town in Victoria Australia. It lies to the east of Kinglake at the intersection of the Melba Highway and the Healesville Kinglake Road. At the 2011 Census, Castella had a population of 344.
The Castella Quarries produces sandstone and crushed rock. One of the quarries was used to dump the drillings from a tunnel under the Toolangi State Forest. This tunnel is part of the Sugarloaf Pipeline, carrying freshwater to Melbourne from the Goulburn River.