Garibaldi Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°43′0″S 143°53′0″E / 37.71667°S 143.88333°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3352 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Golden Plains Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Eureka | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
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Garibaldi is a locality in the Western District of the Australian state of Victoria, on the lands of the Wathaurong people. [1]
Garibaldi is a town within the local government area of Golden Plains. [2] It covers around 12 square kilometers of mostly farms and rural holdings. [3] The township grew originally around mining activity during the gold rush [4] In 2021, Garibaldi had a population of 131 with a median age of 43. [5]
The main landmark in Garibaldi is the Garibaldi Hall on Hardies Hill Road, which was originally the Garibaldi School opened in 1879. [6] The School was built with capacity for 150 students. [7] [8] The School closed in 1943, [9] with the Education Department considering removing the vacant School Building to Lismore in 1948. [10]
It remained in Garibaldi and was restored as a Community Hall around 1986. [11] The Hall is surrounded by Monterey Pine trees planted as a memorial to the soldiers of the district who served in World War One, [9] a sculpture created as part of a public art programme in 2018, [12] a playground constructed in 2021, [13] [14] and wetlands. [3]
Garibaldi Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°43′0″S 143°53′0″E / 37.71667°S 143.88333°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3352 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Golden Plains Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Eureka | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
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Garibaldi is a locality in the Western District of the Australian state of Victoria, on the lands of the Wathaurong people. [1]
Garibaldi is a town within the local government area of Golden Plains. [2] It covers around 12 square kilometers of mostly farms and rural holdings. [3] The township grew originally around mining activity during the gold rush [4] In 2021, Garibaldi had a population of 131 with a median age of 43. [5]
The main landmark in Garibaldi is the Garibaldi Hall on Hardies Hill Road, which was originally the Garibaldi School opened in 1879. [6] The School was built with capacity for 150 students. [7] [8] The School closed in 1943, [9] with the Education Department considering removing the vacant School Building to Lismore in 1948. [10]
It remained in Garibaldi and was restored as a Community Hall around 1986. [11] The Hall is surrounded by Monterey Pine trees planted as a memorial to the soldiers of the district who served in World War One, [9] a sculpture created as part of a public art programme in 2018, [12] a playground constructed in 2021, [13] [14] and wetlands. [3]