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Carisbrook, Victoria

Field	Value
type	town
name	Carisbrook
state	vic
image	CarisbrookAnglicanChurch.JPG
caption	St Paul's Anglican church
use_lga_map	yes
coordinates
pop	1115
pop_year
pop_footnotes
established	late 1840s - early 1850s
postcode	3464
dist1	165
dir1	NW
location1	Melbourne
dist2	80
dir2	N
location2	Ballarat
dist3	82
dir3	SW
location3	Bendigo
dist4	7
dir4	E
location4	Maryborough
lga	Shire of Central Goldfields
lga2	Mount Alexander Shire
stategov	Ripon
fedgov	Bendigo
fedgov2	Mallee

| timezone-dst = | utc-dst = | near-n = | near-ne = | near-e = | near-se = | near-s = | near-sw = | near-w = | near-nw = Carisbrook is a town in the Shire of Central Goldfields and Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia, located on the Pyrenees Highway, 7 km east of the regional and local government centre of Maryborough. At the 2016 census, Carisbrook had a population of 1,115. Carisbrook is closely linked with Maryborough historically, socially and economically.

Transport

Carisbrook situated on the Pyrenees Highway between Maryborough and Castlemaine, with coach services to both of these towns.

The Moolort railway line is a partially closed railway line also connecting Maryborough to Castlemaine, via Carisbrook station and Moolort.

Media

The Carisbrook Mercury is a weekly newspaper distributed locally, based in Carisbrook Town Hall. The Maryborough Advertiser, distributed in the Central Goldfields region, and the regional radio station, Goldfields FM 99.1, are based in Maryborough.

Sport

The local Australian Rules football team is the Carisbrook Redbacks. They play in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League. The Maryborough Harness Racing Club has regular meetings at its racetrack, which is located near Carisbrook.{{Citation There is also a lawn bowls club, a gun club and a leisure centre.

Notable people

Aston, Matilda Ann (1873-1947)
Long, George Merrick (1874-1930)
Russell, Percy Joseph (1861-1946)

References

{{Census 2016 AUS
(1979). "Ashton, Matilda Ann".
Teale, Ruth. (1986). "Long, George Merrick".
Balmford, Peter. (1988). "Russell, Percy Joseph".

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