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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town | |||
| name = Gheringhap | |||
| state = vic | |||
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| coordinates = {{coord|38|05|0|S|144|14|0|E|display=inline,title}} | |||
| pushpin_label_position = top | |||
| lga = Golden Plains Shire | |||
| postcode = 3331 | |||
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Polwarth|Polwarth]] | |||
| fedgov = [[Division of Corio|Corio]] | |||
| dist1 = 82 | |||
| dir1 = SW | |||
| location1= [[Melbourne]] | |||
| dist2 = 16 | |||
| dir2 = NW | |||
| location2= [[Geelong]] | |||
| near-nw = [[Bannockburn, Victoria|Bannockburn]] | |||
| near-n = [[Sutherlands Creek, Victoria|Sutherlands Creek]] | |||
| near-ne = [[Moorabool, Victoria|Moorabool]] | |||
| near-w = [[Bannockburn, Victoria|Bannockburn]] | |||
| near-e = [[Batesford, Victoria|Batesford]] | |||
| near-sw = [[Bannockburn, Victoria|Bannockburn]] | |||
| near-s = [[Stonehaven, Victoria|Stonehaven]] | |||
| near-se = [[Stonehaven, Victoria|Stonehaven]] | |||
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'''Gheringhap''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|ɛ|ɹ|ɪ|ŋ|h|æ|p}}) is a locality in the [[Golden Plains Shire]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. It is located approximately 83 km southwest of [[Melbourne]], between Geelong and [[Meredith, Victoria|Meredith]] on the [[Midland Highway (Victoria)|Midland Highway]]. | |||
The locality is located at the junction of the [[Geelong–Ballarat railway line|Geelong-Ballarat railway]] and the [[Western standard gauge line|Western standard gauge railway]] which connects [[Melbourne]] and [[Adelaide]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railgeelong.com/gallery/geelong-ballarat/gheringhap|title=Rail Geelong - Gallery - Gheringhap|publisher=www.railgeelong.com|accessdate=2008-11-10}}</ref> A [[webcam]] near the rail line, operated by [[rail enthusiast]]s, records all train movements for publication. The camera was investigated by the [[Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics]] as an example of enthusiast cameras as a potential source of more reliable traffic data than records provided by operators.<ref name="BITRE GLoop">{{cite book |title=Filling a gap in rail data: an investigation of the Gheringhap Loop train sightings |date=February 2007 |publisher=Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics |url=https://bitre.gov.au/publications/2007/files/ip_057.pdf |accessdate=8 December 2018}}</ref> | |||
Gheringhap Post Office opened on 1 April 1869 and closed in 1968.<ref name = "a">{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Gheringhap* | access-date = 28 March 2021 }}</ref> Gheringhap School opened in 1858 and closed in 1906 due to falling attendances. | |||
Hap means place in the local native language Gheran - timber. Moolap - Mool hap.<ref>{{cite book | title=Vision and Realisation: A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria (Volume 2) | publisher=Education Department of Victoria | author=Blake, L. J. | year=1973 | pages=1008}}</ref> | |||
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== External links == | |||
* [http://www.railpage.com.au/railcams/gheringhaploop3 Railpage Australia - Gheringhap Loop - Latest Sighting] | |||
{{Towns in Golden Plains Shire}} | |||
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[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]] | |||
[[Category:Golden Plains Shire]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:38, 14 October 2025
Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gheringhap (Template:IPAc-en) is a locality in the Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia. It is located approximately 83 km southwest of Melbourne, between Geelong and Meredith on the Midland Highway.
The locality is located at the junction of the Geelong-Ballarat railway and the Western standard gauge railway which connects Melbourne and Adelaide.[1] A webcam near the rail line, operated by rail enthusiasts, records all train movements for publication. The camera was investigated by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics as an example of enthusiast cameras as a potential source of more reliable traffic data than records provided by operators.[2]
Gheringhap Post Office opened on 1 April 1869 and closed in 1968.[3] Gheringhap School opened in 1858 and closed in 1906 due to falling attendances.
Hap means place in the local native language Gheran - timber. Moolap - Mool hap.[4]
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