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Monomeith

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Cardinia Shire Council VIC, PO Box 7, Monomeith, VIC 3984
1300 787 624

Description

Monomeith is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia, 67 kilometres (42 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area.

Monomeith is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia, 67 kilometres (42 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Monomeith recorded a population of 72 at the 2016 Census.

In 1942, during World War II, a military airfield was constructed for the air defence of Melbourne, south of Spencers Road, and is still visible using Google Earth.

History

Monomeith Post Office opened on 20 July 1900 and closed in 1969.A railway station existed from 1890 until the late 1970s.

The site of the former airfield has been considered, as of 2015, as a site for Melbourne's third major airport for passenger jet aircraft.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 1-100

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 18.791 km2

Elevation: 4-10 metres

Town elevation: 8 m

Population number: 72

Local Government Area: Cardinia Shire Council

Location

Cardinia Shire Council VIC, PO Box 7, Monomeith, VIC 3984

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Monomeith, Victoria

Monomeith - Localista

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