Bridgewater On Loddon

History

The Post Office opened on 1 January 1868 as Bridgewater-on-Loddon and was renamed Bridgewater around 1941. The railway serving Bridgewater was opened from Eaglehawk in 1876. The station closed in 2007. In 2008, Bridgewater Primary School had around 32 students; four years earlier the enrolment had been 70. In 2017, the number of students had dropped to 23, due to parents working in Bendigo. In 2018 and 2019 the Bridgewater Bakehouse was awarded first place for Australia's best vanilla slice.

Most-observed species

• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  1,457
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,407
• White-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  1,188
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,051
• Gray Shrikethrush

  Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,032
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  917
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  884
• White-browed Babbler

  Pomatostomus superciliosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
  860

Most recent

• M 3 — 2018-07-23
  18 km S of Cohuna, Australia
• M 3 — 2010-05-26
  8 km E of Rochester, Australia
• M 2.7 — 2007-12-09
  38 km SE of Charlton, Australia
• M 2.8 — 2003-02-02
  9 km N of Trentham, Australia
• M 3.3 — 2002-01-22
  5 km WNW of Rochester, Australia