Fentons Creek, Victoria
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Fentons Creek is a small town in Victoria, 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...

. It is located near Wedderburn
Wedderburn, Victoria
Wedderburn is a rural town located in Victoria, Australia on the Calder Highway north of Victoria's capital city, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Wedderburn had a population of 704...

 in the Loddon Shire
Loddon Shire
The Shire of Loddon is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-western part of the state. It includes the towns of Inglewood, Boort, Pyramid Hill and Wedderburn. It has an area of 6,701 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 7,836...

. A creek with the same name runs along the edge of the township. 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,...

, the suburb had a population of 115.
The town covers a large area. At a central spot there is a Country Fire Authority
Country 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...

station/shed, a chapel and an old schoolhouse that is no longer used. The chapel is struggling to stay open but still holds services with a priest from Heathcote because of supportive locals.
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