Lancaster is a locality in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in Shire of Campaspe and the City of Greater Shepparton. At the 2016 census, Lancaster had a population of 393.[1]
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Coordinates | 36°18′0″S 145°07′0″E |
Population | 393 (2016 census)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 3620 |
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State electorate(s) | Murray Plains |
Federal division(s) | Nicholls |
The locality was named after Thomas Lancaster, an early settler in the region and the father of the state parliamentarian, Samuel Lancaster.[2]
The Post Office opened on 15 November 1878 and a Kyabram East office opened on 28 November 1878. In 1881 the Lancaster office closed and Kyabram East was renamed Lancaster. This office closed in 1994.[3]
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kyabram & District Football League.
The town also has a small primary school with about 40 children.
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