Lancaster, Victoria

Lancaster
Lancaster
Town
	Primary school
	Lancaster
	Coordinates: 36°18′0″S 145°07′0″E / 36.30000°S 145.11667°E / -36.30000; 145.11667
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGAs	Shire of Campaspe; City of Greater Shepparton;
Location	216 km (134 mi) N of Melbourne ; 29 km (18 mi) NW of Shepparton ; 11 km (6.8 mi) E of Kyabram ;
Government
• State electorate	Murray Plains;
• Federal division	Nicholls;
Population
• Total	393 (2016 census)
Postcode	3620

Town in Victoria, Australia

Lancaster is a locality in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in Shire of Campaspe and the City of Greater Shepparton. At the 2016 census, Lancaster had a population of 393.^[2]

History

The locality was named after Thomas Lancaster, an early settler in the region and the father of the state parliamentarian, Samuel Lancaster.^[3]

The Post Office opened on 15 November 1878 and a Kyabram East office opened on 28 November 1878. In 1881 the Lancaster office closed and Kyabram East was renamed Lancaster. This office closed in 1994.^[4]

Today

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kyabram & District Football League.

The town also has a small primary school with about 40 children.

In 2014, Premier Fresh Australia established Lancaster Farms, the first glasshouse farm in Australia a retractable roof, to grow & market tomatoes.^[5] Present Treasurer of Victoria, Jaclyn Symes (then Minister for Resources) visited the site in October 2020.^[6]

In November 2025, Apple Inc. announced that it would commence the construction of a solar farm, hoping to be completed by 2030.^[7]^[8]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lancaster (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Lancaster". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Rollison, Kay. "Lancaster, Samuel (1852 - 1918)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ https://www.hortidaily.com/article/6040039/retractable-roof-helps-au-greenhouse-function-with-extremely-low-energy-costs/
^ https://www.fruitnet.com/produce-plus/lpg-expands-at-lancaster-farms/183348.article
^ https://www.apple.com/au/newsroom/2025/11/apple-expands-renewable-energy-and-conservation-efforts-in-australia-new-zealand/
^ https://www.9news.com.au/national/tech-news-apple-to-use-aussie-solar-to-power-your-apple-device-usage/a8807726-215e-4301-aa16-a1ef196c7068

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lancaster (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[ABS2016-2] "2016 Census QuickStats Lancaster". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[name-3] Rollison, Kay. "Lancaster, Samuel (1852 - 1918)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 9 May 2007.

[a-4] Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[5] ttps://www.hortidaily.com/article/6040039/retractable-roof-helps-au-greenhouse-function-with-extremely-low-energy-costs/

[6] ttps://www.fruitnet.com/produce-plus/lpg-expands-at-lancaster-farms/183348.article

[7] ttps://www.apple.com/au/newsroom/2025/11/apple-expands-renewable-energy-and-conservation-efforts-in-australia-new-zealand/

[8] ttps://www.9news.com.au/national/tech-news-apple-to-use-aussie-solar-to-power-your-apple-device-usage/a8807726-215e-4301-aa16-a1ef196c7068