Meredith

History

The town was surveyed in 1851–52. The town is believed to be named in honour of Captain Charles Meredith. Meredith Post Office opened on 1 November 1854 and the railway came to the town with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line in 1862, with the local railway station opened soon after. Now only grain and freight trains use the line. Darra, a house and stone cottage at 490 Slate Quarry Road, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The Anglican Church of the Epiphany is another heritage-listed building located in the town.

Most-observed species

• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  1,725
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  1,706
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,665
• Gray Fantail

  Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
  1,598
• Gray Shrikethrush

  Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,558
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,505
• White-throated Treecreeper

  Cormobates leucophaea (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,392
• Spotted Pardalote

  Pardalotus punctatus (Shaw, 1792) · Aves
  1,379

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2023-05-28
  5 km W of Mickleham, Australia
• M 2.9 — 2021-11-05
  4 km S of Rosebud, Australia
• M 3.1 — 2013-05-01
  7 km NW of Clifton Springs, Australia
• M 3 — 2010-03-30
  4 km NNE of Portarlington, Australia
• M 2.8 — 2003-02-02
  9 km N of Trentham, Australia
• M 2.7 — 2001-12-31
  10 km SW of Kilmore, Australia