Hesket is a locality in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, Australia on the northern side of the Mount Macedon Range. The settlement was originally known as Ferny Creek.[2]
Hesket Post Office opened on 1 November 1866 and closed in 1971.[3]
Today the locality consists of the Hesket Primary School (State School 1004) and the Hesket-Kerrie CFA fire station.
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hesket (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Smith, Gavin (1994). All Wild and Lonely Bush. Romsey: Shire of Romsey Book Committee. ISBN 0-646-23834-5.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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