Broadford, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Broadford is a small town in central Victoria
, Australia
. At the 2006 census
, Broadford had a population of 3,054. The town is the headquarters of the Shire of Mitchell Local Government Area and is approximately 90 kilometres (55.9 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne
.
Broadford lies on the major transport routes between Melbourne
and Sydney
. The town is bypassed to the east by the Hume Freeway and the railway line linking the two cities passes through Broadford. Broadford is built on the banks of Sunday Creek, a tributary
of the Goulburn River
.
. It has a primary school, a secondary college and two kindergartens.
Broadford is also home to the Victorian State Motorcycle Complex
, which has both road and off-road tracks, and hosts National riding events, as well as amateur track days.
Popular sports in Broadford include Australian rules football
and the town has a team, competing in the Riddell District Football League
.
The Broadford juniors play in the Seymour Junior Football Netball League.
Golfers play at the Broadford Golf Club on Davidson Street.
Broadford also has a community based Army Cadet
unit at Broadford Secondary College known as 312 ACU Broadford.
's Scott Hamilton says the blaze caused about $300,000 damage to the building and destroyed its contents.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Broadford had a population of 3,054. The town is the headquarters of the Shire of Mitchell Local Government Area and is approximately 90 kilometres (55.9 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
Broadford lies on the major transport routes between Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. The town is bypassed to the east by the Hume Freeway and the railway line linking the two cities passes through Broadford. Broadford is built on the banks of Sunday Creek, a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Goulburn River
Goulburn River (Victoria)
The Goulburn River is a major inland river in Victoria, Australia.The headwaters of the Goulburn River rise in the western end of the Victoria Alps, near Mount Buller. The Eildon Dam creates Lake Eildon, a major storage of water for irrigation...
.
History
Broadford grew when gold was discovered in Sunday Creek and the Post Office opened on 1 July 1852. The railway arrived in 1872.The Town today
Industry in Broadford includes a paper millPaper mill
A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier machine or other type of paper machine.- History :...
. It has a primary school, a secondary college and two kindergartens.
Broadford is also home to the Victorian State Motorcycle Complex
Broadford Track
Broadford Track is the popular name of State Motorcycle Complex in Victoria, Australia. It is located along Hume Freeway, approximately from Melbourne near the town of Broadford....
, which has both road and off-road tracks, and hosts National riding events, as well as amateur track days.
Popular sports in Broadford include Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
and the town has a team, competing in the Riddell District Football League
Riddell District Football League
The Riddell District Football League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with Football Victoria.The league covers towns in the Macedon Ranges Victoria and an area from Rockbank in the south to Broadford in the north....
.
The Broadford juniors play in the Seymour Junior Football Netball League.
Golfers play at the Broadford Golf Club on Davidson Street.
Broadford also has a community based Army Cadet
Australian Army Cadets
The Australian Army Cadets is a youth organisation that is involved with progressive training of youths in military and adventurous activities. The programme has more than 19,000 Army Cadets between the ages of 12½ and 19 based in 236 units around Australia...
unit at Broadford Secondary College known as 312 ACU Broadford.
RSL Fire
On the night of 9 January 2008 firefighters were called to a blaze at the Broadford RSL, but there was little crews could do to save the weatherboard hall. The Country Fire AuthorityCountry Fire Authority
Country Fire Authority, or CFA, is the name of the fire service that provides firefighting and other emergency services to all of the country areas and regional townships within the state of Victoria, Australia, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of Melbourne...
's Scott Hamilton says the blaze caused about $300,000 damage to the building and destroyed its contents.
Notable residents
Notable people from Broadford include- Sydney SwansSydney SwansThe Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
and, (from 2010), Western BulldogsWestern BulldogsThe Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er Barry HallBarry HallBarry Hall is a former Australian rules footballer. Hall is considered to be one of the best forwards of the modern era, being named All-Australian, leading his club's goalkicking on nine occasions and captaining the Sydney Swans to their 2005 AFL Grand Final victory... - Adelaide CrowsAdelaide CrowsThe Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er Richard DouglasRichard Douglas (footballer)Richard Douglas is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Picked by the Adelaide Crows with pick 16 overall in the 2005 AFL Draft, he impressed playing for Glenelg in the SANFL in season 2006 before making his AFL debut in round 21 against cross-town rivals Port Adelaide...