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Steels Creek, Victoria

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Steels Creek
MelbourneVictoria
Steels Creek Road
Population199 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3775
Location45 km (28 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)Shire of Yarra Ranges
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal division(s)McEwen
Localities around Steels Creek:
Kinglake Castella Dixons Creek
Kinglake Steels Creek Dixons Creek
Christmas Hills Yarra Glen Dixons Creek

Steels Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 45 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, 7 km north of Yarra Glen. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2011 census, Steels Creek had a population of 199.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

Steels Creek has a community centre at the site of the public Primary School, which was closed down in 1992 by the Kennett Government.

2009 bushfire

At least 26 houses were destroyed in a major bushfire on 7 February 2009.[2]

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2009 bushfire damage
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2009 bushfire damage

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Steels Creek (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 December 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Breaking News: 22 feared dead in Steels Creek, 36 Healesville houses lost". Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-11.