Eaglehawk, Victoria
Eaglehawk is a suburb within the City of Greater Bendigo and a former gold-mining town in Victoria, Australia.
| Eaglehawk Bendigo, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Town hall, now a cinema, with the war memorial in the foreground | |||||||||||||||
Eaglehawk | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°43′0″S 144°15′0″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,538 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1852 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3556 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Greater Bendigo | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Division of Bendigo | ||||||||||||||
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The town is situated to the north-west of Bendigo on the Loddon Valley Highway. The highway is known locally as High Street until the intersection with Sailors Gully Road (Bendigo - Pyramid Road) and as Peg Leg Road to the west. Located on this intersection is Brassey Square which is the location of the town hall. Next to the town hall is the former post office and the Mechanics' Institute. To the north of the intersection on Napier Street is Canterbury Park and Lake Neangar while the Swan Hill railway line and the local railway station are located to the south.
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