Postcode(s) 3360 State electorate(s) Buninyong Postal code 3360 | LGA(s) Golden Plains Shire Happy Valley Piggoreet Federal division Division of Corangamite | |
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Happy Valley is a town located in the Local Government Area of the Golden Plains Shire. It shares the same name with Happy Valley in Northern Victoria.
Map of Happy Valley VIC 3360, Australia
Happy Valley is a former gold mining town 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-west of Ballarat that is now only a rural locality.
Gold was discovered in the area, originally called ‘Wardy Yallock’ (thought to have meant "winding yellow river" of aboriginal origins) in 1849 as part of the Australian gold rushes, with intensive mining beginning in 1853.
References
Happy Valley, Victoria (Golden Plains Shire) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA