Hesket, Victoria

Hesket
Town
Hesket Primary School
Hesket
Coordinates: 37°21′S 144°37′E / 37.350°S 144.617°E / -37.350; 144.617
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGA	Shire of Macedon Ranges
Location	68 km (42 mi) N of Melbourne 24 km (15 mi) N of Gisborne 9 km (5.6 mi) E of Woodend 9 km (5.6 mi) W of Romsey
Government
• State electorate	Macedon
• Federal division	McEwen
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Population
• Total	178 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode	3442
Localities around Hesket Newham Newham Rochford Woodend Hesket Romsey Mount Macedon Mount Macedon Kerrie

Hesket is a locality in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, Australia on the northern side of the Mount Macedon Range. The settlement was originally known as Ferny Creek.^[3]

Hesket Post Office opened on 1 November 1866 and closed in 1971.^[4]

Today the locality consists of the Hesket Primary School (State School 1004) and the Hesket-Kerrie CFA fire station.

See also

• Woodend/Hesket Football Club

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hesket (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hesket (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. Smith, Gavin (1994). All Wild and Lonely Bush. Romsey: Shire of Romsey Book Committee. ISBN 0-646-23834-5.
4. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 5 April 2021.