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Panton Hill

Panton Hill
FieldValue
typeTown
namePanton Hill
statevic
imagePanton Hill General Store.jpg
captionPanton Hill general store
lgaShire of Nillumbik
postcode3759
pop1,063
pop_year
pop_footnotes
elevation154
stategovEildon
stategov2Yan Yean
fedgovMcEwen
fedgov2Casey
dist132
location1Melbourne
dist24.2
location2Hurstbridge
near-nwHurstbridge
near-nCottles Bridge
near-neSmiths Gully
near-wWattle Glen
near-eChristmas Hills
near-swWattle Glen
near-sKangaroo Ground
near-seChristmas Hills
local_mapyes
zoom11

| near-nw = Hurstbridge | near-n = Cottles Bridge | near-ne = Smiths Gully | near-w = Wattle Glen | near-e = Christmas Hills | near-sw = Wattle Glen | near-s = Kangaroo Ground | near-se = Christmas Hills

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Panton Hill is a town in Victoria, Australia, 32 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Panton Hill recorded a population of 1,063 at the 2021 census.

History

Originally called Kingstown, the area experienced population growth in the mid-1850s during the Victorian gold rush when prospectors mined the hills around the town known as the Caledonia Goldfields.

It was named after Joseph Anderson Panton, who was the magistrate at Heidelberg and spent much of his spare time mapping the Yarra Valley.

Panton Hill Post Office opened on 1 October 1875.

The Panton Hill Primary School, number 1134, was originally a two (2) room building with the Headmasters residence beside it.

Today

The town has a hotel, general store/post office, an Australian rules football club called the Panton Hill Redbacks, competing in the Northern Football League and a cricket club in the Diamond Valley Cricket Association, with 4 senior teams and 4 junior teams. It is also home to a small church, St. Matthews Anglican Church,() and several wineries including Panton Hill Winery.

Panton Hill Primary School has an enrolment of approximately 150. The nearest high schools are Diamond Valley Secondary College and Eltham College. Panton Hill also has a volunteer Country Fire Brigade that services Panton Hill and the surrounding areas. A park in the centre of town has been dedicated to the memory of 5 of Panton Hill's firefighters who perished on Ash Wednesday. Panton Hill Primary School's houses are named after these firefighters.

A mobile library service operated by Yarra Plenty Regional Library regularly visits the township.

References

References

  1. {{Census 2021 AUS
  2. Edwards, Dianne H. (Dianne Helen), 1949-. (1979). "The Diamond Valley story". Shire of Diamond Valley.
  3. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List".
  4. Full Points Footy. "Northern Football League".
  5. "St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Panton Hill – A Christian Community Church".
  6. "Locations, Timetable & Facilities {{!}} YPRL Mobile Library".
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