Menzies Creek

Menzies Creek Melbourne, Victoria
Menzies Creek
Coordinates	37°55′52″S 145°23′53″E / 37.931°S 145.398°E / -37.931; 145.398Coordinates: 37°55′52″S 145°23′53″E / 37.931°S 145.398°E / -37.931; 145.398
Population	998 (2016)
Postcode(s)	3159
Location	42 km (26 mi) from Melbourne 5 km (3 mi) from Belgrave
LGA(s)	Shire of Cardinia Shire of Yarra Ranges
State electorate(s)	Monbulk, Gembrook
Federal Division(s)	La Trobe
Localities around Menzies Creek: Kallista The Patch Kallista Selby Menzies Creek Clematis Belgrave South Cardinia Reservoir Clematis

Menzies Creek is a township in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 42 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shires of Cardinia and Yarra Ranges local government areas. Menzies Creek recorded a population of 998 at the 2016 Census.

Menzies' Creek Post Office opened on 2 May 1887 and closed in 1980.

Menzies Creek railway station opened on 18 December 1900 with the opening of the Gembrook line. The station name was changed to Aura on 5 December 1904 - while the Post Office remained Menzies Creek - but reverted to Menzies Creek on 4 July 1947.

The area is named after James Menzies, a gold digger in the 1860s, who worked the area for many years and is believed to be buried locally.

Menzies Creek Primary School is a small school with a distinctive community focus.

Menzies Creek Reserve, with two soccer pitches in winter (Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club) and a cricket oval in summer.

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