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Little River
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| Population: | 375 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1840 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3211 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 22 m (72 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| State District: | Lara | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Corio | ||||||||||||
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Little River is a town in Victoria, Australia, 51 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Wyndham and Greater Geelong. At the 2006 Census, Little River had a population of 375.
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The Little River has headwaters in the nearby Brisbane Ranges. It was also known as the Cocoroc Rivulet, Cocoroc being a locality near the area. The road from Melbourne to Geelong once crossed the Little River and the Travellers Rest Inn was opened there in about 1839.[2]
It had been one of the Port Phillip Association's pastoral runs (the first occupier being James Simpson), and later a large part of the district was included in the Chirnside estate centred on Werribee. Early on small farmers had the benefit of an 80 km² common for grazing.
The Post Office opened on 1 February 1858. [3]
The railway line though the town was opened in 1876,[4] as part of the line to Geelong. The local railway station is served by V/Line passenger services on the Geelong line.
The township has a petrol station and post office, a primary school, a kindergarten, a pub, a bed and breakfast, a park, two playgrounds, a train station, a cricket ground and several churches. Visitors from Melbourne pass through the town on the way to the You Yangs Regional Park and the Little River Earth Sanctuary.
Australian rock band Little River Band is named after Little River after seeing the name on a road sign on their way to a gig in Geelong.[5] Some scenes for the 2005 Australian television series We Can Be Heroes were filmed at Little River, although it was referred to as the fictional town of 'Dunt'. Little River also featured in the movie Mad Max, with Little River Road being used as the movie's infamous "Highway 9".
Some parts of Little River, and surrounding areas where filmed in the successful television show, Blue Healers.
Also, in nearby, You Yangs, the 2003 film, Ned Kelly was shot.
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   | Little River Band - Birtles.com--Little River Band |
| | Little River Historical Society: A Brief History of Little River - A Brief History of Little River |
| | Post Office List - Post Office List - PPA |
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