Deans Marsh Victoria |
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A former church at Deans Marsh
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Coordinates | 38°23′S 143°53′E / 38.383°S 143.883°ECoordinates: 38°23′S 143°53′E / 38.383°S 143.883°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 269 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3235 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Surf Coast Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Polwarth | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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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.
Deans Marsh Post Office opened on 3 November 1866.
The Forrest railway line branched from Birregurra, reached Deans Marsh on 19 December 1899, and extended through to Forrest on 5 June 1891. The line closed in 1957.
Deans Marsh is the birthplace of the renowned Wagnerian soprano Marjorie Lawrence (1907–1979).