Diocese of Ballarat

Bishop of Ballarat

Boundaries

Commencing on Bass Strait at the south-west angle of the County of Grant, thence by the boundary of the County westerly and north-westerly to the River Barwon, thence by that river northerly to a road forming the east boundary of the Parish of Murdeduke, thence by that road north (leaving the township of Inverleigh in the Diocese of Melbourne) to the Yarrowee River, thence north-westerly by that river to the Woodbourne Creek, thence by that creek northwards to the road at the north-west angle of the Woodbourne (W. J. Read's) pre-emptive Section, thence westerly along that road to the west boundary of the Parish of Meredith, thence northerly by that boundary to the southern boundary of the Parish of Narmbool, thence westerly to a road leading north between Allotments 28a and 29d, Parish of Narmbool, thence by the said road north and north-easterly to the main Ballarat and Geelong road, thence by that road north-westerly to the Williamson's Creek, being the northerly boundary of Narmbool, thence easterly by that boundary to the Geelong and Ballarat railway, thence by the railway northerly and north-westerly to a creek or gully to the south-east of Buninyong, thence by that creek easterly to the Lal Lal Creek, thence by that creek in an easterly direction into and along the Moorabool River west branch to its inter-section with the road immediately north of Morrisons, thence by that road through Durdidwarrah to Sheoak Hill, thence by a straight line to the road which runs due east to Balliang, thence by that road to the municipal boundary between the Shire of Ballan and the Shire of Bacchus Marsh, thence in a northerly direction along that municipal boundary to Pikes Creek, thence by that creek northwards to Pikes Creek Reservoir, thence northerly by Dale Creek to its source, thence by a straight line to the summit of Mount Wilson, thence by a straight line to the summit of Babbington Hill, thence by a straight line to the junction of Wickham Track, Happy Valley Track and Swaby Lane, thence in a northerly direction along Kangaroo Creek (which is a section of the common boundary of the municipalities of Daylesford-Glenlyon and Kyneton) to the Drummond-Lauriston road, thence easterly along the said road to the junction with the Daylesford-Malmsbury road, thence in north-easterly direction along the said road to Forest road, thence westerly along the said road to the south-eastern corner of the municipality of Newstead, thence westerly and southerly along the common boundary of the municipalities of Newstead and Daylesford-Glenlyon to Joyces Creek, thence north-westerly by that creek to the road forming the south boundary of Section 31b, Parish of Campbelltown, thence by road easterly north-easterly and north to the road forming the south-east boundary of Portion 61, Parish of Sandon, thence by that road north-easterly to the western branch of a creek or gully flowing through Allotment 5, Section X, Parish of Tarrangower, thence by that creek northerly to its junction with the Loddon River, thence northerly by that river to the road immediately south of Newbridge, thence by that road south-westerly and westerly to the Newbridge-Bridgewater road, thence northerly by that road to its junction with the Arnold-Newbridge road, thence north-westerly by that road and the Arnold-Kingower road to Kingower, thence by the Kurting-Kingower road north-easterly to the Calder Highway, thence north-westerly to the junction of the Kurting-Boort road, thence by that road north to the junction of the Serpentine-Wedderburn road, thence easterly by that road to Hope Creek, thence by that creek north and easterly to the Loddon River, thence by that river to the River Murray to the western boundary of the State of Victoria, thence by that boundary to the Southern Ocean, thence by that ocean easterly to the commencement point, including all islands belonging to the State of Victoria between the said western boundary and Point Roadknight.

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Diocese information last updated: 2008-07-27