Haven,_Victoria

Haven, Victoria

Haven, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

Haven is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia about 5 km south of Horsham. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,443.[1]

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Haven has a general store, a recreation reserve and a small primary school with approximately 100-150 students. The town has a monthly market.[citation needed] Haven Post Office opened on 1 December 1911 and closed in 1985.[2]

During the Black Saturday bushfires in February 2009, a fire enveloping the outskirts of Horsham threatened Haven; firefighters managed to save the general store, hall and school, despite flames coming within metres of those buildings.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "2021 Haven, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. [2]
    Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Haven school, hall, general store saved". Wimmera Mail-Times. 7 February 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
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