Population 326 (2011 census) | Postcode(s) 3378 | |
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Location 229 km (142 mi) W of Melbourne103 km (64 mi) E of Hamilton, Victoria25 km (16 mi) S of Ararat | ||
Rossbridge is a town in the north west region of Victoria, Australia. It is approximately 229 kilometres (142 mi) west of the state's capital, Melbourne. Rossbridge is part of the statistical area of Tatyoon which at the 2011 Census, had a population of 326.
Established on the Ararat to coast road in the 1860s, the town gained its name from Ross's Bridge at the crossing of the Hopkins River. the bridge gained its name from named in turn after John Ross, selector of the Mount William Plains pastoral run. By the 1870s a church, school and a number of residences were established. Ross Bridge Post Office opened on 21 November 1873 and closed in on 2 March 1962. As an early grazing district, the town had its share of tragedy, with four children dying in a bushfire on 9 February 1863.