Description
Deans Marsh is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 23 kilometres (14 mi) inland from Lorne.
Deans Marsh is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 23 kilometres (14 mi) inland from Lorne.At the 2016 census, Deans Marsh had a population of 269. Deans Marsh is part of the Otway Harvest Trail, with the Pennyroyal Raspberry Farm and the Gentle Annie Berry Gardens nearby. There are three wineries in the area - Blakes Estate, Dinny Goonan and Gosling Creek. Also located in Deans Marsh is Yan Yan Gurt West, a sheep farm known for its 1880s woolshed and innovative practices in regenerative agriculture and agroforestry.
History
Deans Marsh Post Office opened on 3 November 1866.The Forrest railway line, which branched from the Warrnambool line at Birregurra, was opened to Deans Marsh on 19 December 1889, and was extended to Forrest on 5 June 1891. The line was closed on 4 March 1957.Ash Wednesday 1983 a fire started in Deans Marsh and the fire burnt a large selection of Otway Forest and towns of Aireys Inlet, Anglesea and Barwon Downs.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 56.964 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 153 m
Population number: 269
Local Government Area: Surf Coast Shire Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Deans Marsh, Victoria