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{{about|the settlement of Merricks|the beach 3 km to the southeast|Merricks Beach, Victoria}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} | |||
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} | |||
{{Infobox Australian place | |||
| type = town | |||
| name = Merricks | |||
| state = vic | |||
| image = File:Merricks General Store 2023-02-24.jpg | |||
| caption = Merricks General Store | |||
| lga = Shire of Mornington Peninsula | |||
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|38.390|S|145.089|E|display=inline,title}} | |||
| postcode = 3916 | |||
| pop = 184 | |||
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | |||
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=abs>{{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL21662 | name = Merricks (Suburbs and Localities) | accessdate = 12 July 2022 | quick = on}}</ref> | |||
| est = 1860s | |||
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Nepean|Nepean]] | |||
| fedgov = [[Division of Flinders|Flinders]] | |||
| dist1 = 71 | |||
| location1 = [[Melbourne]] | |||
| dist2 = 17 | |||
| location2 = [[Hastings, Victoria|Hastings]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Merricks''' is a town in the south-eastern extremity of the [[Mornington Peninsula]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], approximately {{convert|65|km|abbr=on}} south-east of Melbourne's [[Melbourne City Centre|Central Business District]], located within the [[Shire of Mornington Peninsula]] [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]. Merricks recorded a population of 184 at the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]].<ref name=abs/> | |||
Merricks is located between [[Hastings, Victoria|Hastings]] and [[Flinders, Victoria|Flinders]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Merricks was part of the Parish of [[Balnarring, Victoria|Balnarring]] and is believed to be named after an early cattle station owner. It was first settled in 1865 by John Caldwell, who built "Koonoona", a wattle cottage. Unlike Balnarring and Hastings, Merricks's early settlers preferred running cattle and sheep to growing orchards. In 1902 a post office opened which was served by [[Cobb and Co]] from [[Crib Point, Victoria|Crib Point]]; this closed in 1979.<ref name = "PostOffice">{{Cite web | |||
| last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 | |||
| postscript = <!--None--> }}</ref> In 1920, a co-operative cool store was built in nearby [[Red Hill, Victoria|Red Hill]], and from 1921 until 1953, a railway from [[Bittern, Victoria|Bittern]] to Red Hill travelled through Merricks, although it received little use after its initial decade of service. A small primary school was also opened in 1921, closing in 1951 along with several others in the region when Red Hill Consolidated School commenced. | |||
The Victorian Municipal Directory in 1962 stated that Merricks contained "(only) a general store and post and telegraph office".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Documents/SE/PlanStrategic/HastHeritageStudyVol2.pdf |title=Volume 2, Environmental History |author=Graeme Butler & Associates |work=Hastings District Heritage Study Stage Two |accessdate=2006-11-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060828040220/http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Documents/SE/PlanStrategic/HastHeritageStudyVol2.pdf |archivedate=2006-08-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
==Present day== | |||
Merricks is a tiny settlement along the Frankston-Flinders Road which has changed little over the years from its earlier rural functions, and many of the original settler houses still stand today. It features a newly restored General Store (built in 1927) incorporating a post office and newsagency, the Peninsula Quarter Horse Association's base and a chocolate factory. Also in Merricks are the [http://www.merrickscreek.com/ Merricks Creek] vineyard specialising in [[pinot noir]] production and [https://web.archive.org/web/20061109124907/http://www.stoniers.com.au/ Stoniers Winery] (1978) producing [[chardonnay]] and pinot noir. | |||
A 6.3 km mostly tree-lined horse riding trail, established by the former Shire of Hastings in the mid-1980s along a disused railway route, runs roughly east–west from Merricks Station Ground Reserve to [[Red Hill, Victoria|Red Hill]] through mostly rural land between the Coolart and East Creeks. | |||
Merricks is served by the [[List of Melbourne bus routes|782 bus route]] operated by [[Ventura Bus Lines]] between [[Frankston railway station|Frankston]] and Flinders.<ref>{{Cite PTV route|route=782|mode=bus|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Shire of Hastings]] – Merricks was previously within this former local government area. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
* {{cite book|author=Balnarring and District Historical Society|year=2003|title=Balnarring Byways and Memories (4 volumes, 1995-2003)}} | |||
{{Shire of Mornington Peninsula suburbs}} | |||
{{authority control}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Merricks, Victoria}} | |||
[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]] | |||
[[Category:Shire of Mornington Peninsula]] | |||
[[Category:Western Port]] | |||
[[Category:Coastal towns in Victoria (state)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:07, 23 October 2025
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Merricks is a town in the south-eastern extremity of the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Merricks recorded a population of 184 at the 2021 census.[1]
Merricks is located between Hastings and Flinders.
History
Merricks was part of the Parish of Balnarring and is believed to be named after an early cattle station owner. It was first settled in 1865 by John Caldwell, who built "Koonoona", a wattle cottage. Unlike Balnarring and Hastings, Merricks's early settlers preferred running cattle and sheep to growing orchards. In 1902 a post office opened which was served by Cobb and Co from Crib Point; this closed in 1979.[2] In 1920, a co-operative cool store was built in nearby Red Hill, and from 1921 until 1953, a railway from Bittern to Red Hill travelled through Merricks, although it received little use after its initial decade of service. A small primary school was also opened in 1921, closing in 1951 along with several others in the region when Red Hill Consolidated School commenced.
The Victorian Municipal Directory in 1962 stated that Merricks contained "(only) a general store and post and telegraph office".[3]
Present day
Merricks is a tiny settlement along the Frankston-Flinders Road which has changed little over the years from its earlier rural functions, and many of the original settler houses still stand today. It features a newly restored General Store (built in 1927) incorporating a post office and newsagency, the Peninsula Quarter Horse Association's base and a chocolate factory. Also in Merricks are the Merricks Creek vineyard specialising in pinot noir production and Stoniers Winery (1978) producing chardonnay and pinot noir.
A 6.3 km mostly tree-lined horse riding trail, established by the former Shire of Hastings in the mid-1980s along a disused railway route, runs roughly east–west from Merricks Station Ground Reserve to Red Hill through mostly rural land between the Coolart and East Creeks.
Merricks is served by the 782 bus route operated by Ventura Bus Lines between Frankston and Flinders.[4]
See also
- Shire of Hastings – Merricks was previously within this former local government area.
References
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