Newstead (Vic.)
- Local Government Area
- Mount Alexander
- Population
- 820
- Area
- 46.69 km²
- Coordinates
- -37.1057, 144.0540
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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About Newstead (Vic.)
Newstead is a town in the Shire of Mount Alexander, Victoria, Australia, located on the Loddon River 17 kilometres from Castlemaine in the Victorian Goldfields. Originating during the 1850s gold rush, it features a historic courthouse and hosts a folk music festival on Australia Day weekend.
Nearby localities
- Green Gully (Vic.) 4 km
- Welshmans Reef 5 km
- Strangways 6 km
- Joyces Creek 6 km
- Muckleford South 6 km
- Sandon (Vic.) 7 km