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Haven is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia about 5 km south of Horsham. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,443.[1]

Haven Victoria
Haven
Coordinates	36°45′S 142°11′E
Population	1,443 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3401
Location	5 km (3 mi) S of Horsham
LGA(s)	Rural City of Horsham
State electorate(s)	Lowan
Federal division(s)	Mallee

Haven has a general store, a recreation reserve and a small primary school with approximately 100-150 students. The town has a monthly market.^{[citation needed]} Haven Post Office opened on 1 December 1911 and closed in 1985.[2]

During the Black Saturday bushfires in February 2009, a fire enveloping the outskirts of Horsham threatened Haven; firefighters managed to save the general store, hall and school, despite flames coming within metres of those buildings.[3]

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