Toolleen

Toolleen Bendigo, Victoria
Toolleen Hotel
Toolleen
Coordinates	36°43′16″S 144°41′00″E
Population	182 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3551
Location	142 km (88 mi) N of Melbourne 39 km (24 mi) E of Bendigo 24 km (15 mi) N of Heathcote
LGA(s)	Shire of Campaspe City of Greater Bendigo
State electorate(s)	Euroa
Federal division(s)	Bendigo Nicholls

Toolleen is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Northern Highway and is in the Shire of Campaspe and the City of Greater Bendigo local government areas, 142 kilometres (88 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Toolleen and the surrounding area had a population of 182.^[1]

History

Toolleen is derived from an Aboriginal word 'toolaam' meaning 'tongue'.^[2] During the Victorian Gold Rush and after the discovery of gold at nearby Rushworth, Toolleen was a busy intersection where the roads linking Bendigo, Beechworth, Melbourne and the Murray River port of Echuca crossed.^[3]

Toolleen Post Office opened on 12 July 1872.^[4]

The town is now mainly an agricultural region, with wine grape growing becoming more popular.^[3]

References

1. "2016 Census QuickStats Toolleen". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
2. Blake, Leslie James (1977). Place names of Victoria. Adelaide: Rigby. ISBN 978-0-7270-0250-1.
3. "Toolleen". Shire of Campaspe. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
4. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Toolleen, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons