Woodstock

History

Woodstock Post Office opened on 9 January 1858 and closed in 1971. To the west Woodstock West Post office opened in 1877 and continued operating until 1959. In September 1876 a small timber Catholic church, known as the church of St. Patrick, was erected for local worshippers. Deputations were made to the Victorian government during the 1890s to bring a railway line through the area. It was decided that the Sydney-Melbourne rail corridor would run to the west, parallel with the Hume Highway, and so the closest railway station is at Donnybrook, approximately away.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  16,666
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  16,105
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  15,341
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  13,665
• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  12,622
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  10,671
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  10,592
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  10,325

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 2.8 — 2015-03-10
  3 km NNE of Pakenham, Australia
• M 3.6 — 2014-12-03
  4 km SW of Pakenham, Australia
• M 2.8 — 2014-01-13
  1 km SSE of Lilydale, Australia
• M 3.1 — 2013-05-01
  7 km NW of Clifton Springs, Australia