Faraday is a locality situated on the Calder Highway, 116 kilometres (72 mi) north west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.

Faraday Victoria
Faraday
Coordinates	37°03′S 144°17′E
Population	158 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3451[2]
Location	116 km (72 mi) NW of Melbourne 16 km (10 mi) E of Castlemaine 38 km (24 mi) S of Bendigo[3]
LGA(s)	Shire of Mount Alexander

History

The Post Office opened on 1 April 1867, but was closed in 1880, postal services being provided from nearby Harcourt.[4]

The former Faraday Primary School is a single-room building constructed in 1869 from local granite. It opened as a Common School and became a State School in 1873. In October 1972, six pupils and their teacher were kidnapped from the school and held for a ransom of one million dollars. All later escaped unharmed[5] (see also Faraday School kidnapping). The school was closed in 1976, and the building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[5]

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