Little River, Victoria
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| Coordinates | 37°55′59″S 144°30′00″E / 37.933°S 144.500°ECoordinates: 37°55′59″S 144°30′00″E / 37.933°S 144.500°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 1,393 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1840 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3211 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) | ||||||||||||
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Little River is a town in Victoria, Australia, that is located about 51 kilometres (32 mi) south-west of the Melbourne central business district. It is within the Cities of Greater Geelong and Wyndham local government areas. At the 2011 census, Little River had a population of 1,393.
The Little River has headwaters in the nearby Brisbane Ranges. It was also known as the Cocoroc Rivulet,Cocoroc being a locality near the area. Where the road from Melbourne to Geelong crossed Little River, the Travellers Rest Inn was opened there in about 1839.
It had been one of the Port Phillip Association's pastoral runs (the first occupier being James Simpson), and later a large part of the district was included in the Chirnside Estate centred on Werribee. Early on small farmers had the benefit of an 80 km² common for grazing.
The Post Office opened on 1 February 1858.
The railway line though the town was opened in 1876, as part of the line to Geelong. The local railway station is served by V/Line passenger services on the Geelong line.
In the vicinity of Mount Rothwell, near Little River, a semi-circular arrangement of rocks now known as Wurdi Youang was discovered and in 2011 described by an astrophysicist from the CSIRO as indicating the setting sun at the solstices and equinox. Although the age is unknown, it could range from 200 to 30,000 years.
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