Macarthur, Victoria


Macarthur is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia on the Hamilton-Port Fairy Road. It is in the Shire of Moyne local government area and the federal Division of Wannon. At the 2016 census, Macarthur and the surrounding area had a population of 522.

History

Macarthur Post Office opened 1 January 1862.
The Macarthur Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1983.

Traditional ownership

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Macarthur sits are groups within the Eastern Maar and Gunditjmara peoples, who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation and the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.

Community

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Hawkesdale has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mininera & District Football League.
Golfers play at the course of the Macarthur Golf Club on Hamilton Road.
Macarthur is also the site of the large Macarthur Wind Farm, completed in 2013.
Macarthur was Victoria’s Tidiest Town in 1988.