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Woodside is a village in Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Woodside and the surrounding area had a population of 364.[1]

Woodside
Victoria
Woodside
Coordinates38°32′S 146°53′E
Population364 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3874
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Location
  • 226 km (140 mi) E of Melbourne
  • 68 km (42 mi) SE of Traralgon
  • 22 km (14 mi) E of Yarram
LGA(s)Shire of Wellington
CountyBuln Buln
State electorate(s)Gippsland East
Federal division(s)Gippsland
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
45 °C
113 °F
-3.5 °C
26 °F
0 mm
0 in

Until its demolition in 2015, the tallest construction of the southern hemisphere the aerial mast of the VLF Transmitter Woodside was located near the village.[2] There is also a nearby beach of the same name.

A railway connected Woodside with the railhead of Port Albert from 22 June 1923 until 25 May 1953.[3]

An Australian oil and gas company, Woodside Petroleum, is named after this area.


See also



Notes


  1. "2016 Census QuickStats Woodside". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. "Curtain draws on Cold War icon - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation".
  3. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1988 pp145-149



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