Coldstream, Victoria
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| name = Coldstream
| city = Melbourne
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| near-n = Yarra Glen
| near-ne = Healesville
| near-e = Gruyere
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Coldstream is a town in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia, located in Greater Melbourne beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary.{{Cite web | title = Urban Growth Boundary map | url = http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/melbourne2030online/content/popups/fig_ip02_01.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405141728/http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/melbourne2030online/content/popups/fig_ip02_01.html | archive-date=2011-04-05}} Coldstream is located 36 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Coldstream recorded a population of 2,199 at the 2021 census.
History
File:Aerial panorama of Coldstream and the Great Dividing Range on the horizon. March 2023.jpg
The township developed around the railway station after the railway arrived in 1888.{{Cite web| title = Coldstream | url = https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/coldstream | website = Victorian Places | access-date = 7 June 2025}} The Post Office opening on 7 February 1889.{{Cite web| website = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Coldstream*| accessdate = 21 February 2021 }} Prior to that the locality was known as "The Lodge".{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
In 1909, Dame Nellie Melba bought Coombe Cottage at Coldstream. The house is located at the junction of Maroondah Highway and Melba Highway (named in her honour). It became the home of Melba's granddaughter, Lady Pamela Vestey, until her death in 2011. It is now owned by the Vestey family. {{Cite web | url = https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/2825 | title = Coombe Cottage | website = Victorian Heritate Database | date = 10 August 2023 | access-date = 7 June 2025}}
Today
Coldstream has a local primary school,{{Cite web | url = http://www.coldstreamps.vic.edu.au/ | title = Coldstream Primary School | access-date = 7 June 2025}} community centre,{{Cite web | url = https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Explore-Yarra-Ranges/Halls-venues-for-hire/Coldstream-Community-Centre | title = Coldstream Community Centre | publisher = Yarra Ranges Shire Council | access-date = 7 June 2025}} landfill{{Cite web | url = https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Waste/Waste-transfer-stations-rubbish-tips/Coldstream-Transfer-Station | title = Coldstream transfer station | publisher = Yarra Ranges Shire Council | access-date = 7 June 2025}} and several farms.
It had a railway station that closed to passengers in 1983, but was used for freight purposes up until 1992 when it closed after the buildings were destroyed by fire.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
The Bureau of Meteorology operates an automatic weather station at Coldstream Airfield.{{Cite web | url = http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60901/IDV60901.94864.shtml | title = Latest Weather Observations for Coldstream}}
A private automatic weather station is also maintained on Coldstream Estate.{{Cite web | url = https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/IVICTORI90 | title = Coldstream Estate - IVICTORI90}}
=Commerce=
Coldstream is the site of a few commercial interests, including Coldstream Timber & Hardware, Coldstream Brewery and the Chandon Australia winery, sister to Domaine Chandon California.{{Cite web |url = https://www.chandon.com.au/about/story |title = Chandon Australia - About - Story | access-date=7 June 2025}}
=Airport=
Coldstream Airport is owned by the Doake family and has been in operation since the early 1960s.
It is home to:
- Coldstream Flying School, operated by Yarra Valley Flight Training {{Cite web | url = https://yvft.com.au/about/ | title = Yarra Valley Flight Training | access-date = 7 June 2025}}
- The Coldstream Flyers Club {{Cite web | url = https://www.ycem.com.au/ | title = Coldstream Flyers Club | access-date = 7 June 2025}}
- Private aircraft
=Fire brigade=
Coldstream has an active CFA (Country Fire Authority) volunteer fire brigade established after the serious fires of 1962. This was a name change from the Lilydale Rural Fire Brigade originally established in 1939 as the Lilydale Bushfire Brigade, changing its name in 1945 on the establishment of the CFA (Country Fire Authority).{{Cite web | url = https://www.coldstreamcfa.org.au/ | title = Coldstream Fire Brigade | access-date = 7 June 2025}}
Population
In the 2016 Census, there were 2,164 people in Coldstream. 83.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.9%. 91.4% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 42.5%, Catholic 20.5% and Anglican 12.1%.{{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC20609 | name = Coldstream (State Suburb) | access-date = 20 August 2020 | quick = on}}
Climate
Coldstream has an oceanic climate that is transitional with the inland climates of southern Victoria, resulting in higher summer daytime temperatures than on the Victorian coastline. Averages even out due to lower overnight temperatures, where Coldstream can get close to freezing even in the midst of summer. Rainfall peaks in late winter and spring.
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|Jan record high C = 43.4
|Feb record high C = 44.8
|Mar record high C = 39.9
|Apr record high C = 33.3
|May record high C = 26.7
|Jun record high C = 22.0
|Jul record high C = 22.5
|Aug record high C = 23.3
|Sep record high C = 29.7
|Oct record high C = 34.0
|Nov record high C = 38.2
|Dec record high C = 41.6
|year record high C = 44.8
|Jan high C = 28.1
|Feb high C = 27.7
|Mar high C = 25.4
|Apr high C = 20.7
|May high C = 16.6
|Jun high C = 14.0
|Jul high C = 13.4
|Aug high C = 14.9
|Sep high C = 17.3
|Oct high C = 19.8
|Nov high C = 22.8
|Dec high C = 25.4
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|Jan low C = 12.1
|Feb low C = 11.9
|Mar low C = 10.0
|Apr low C = 7.2
|May low C = 5.5
|Jun low C = 4.0
|Jul low C = 4.0
|Aug low C = 4.5
|Sep low C = 5.6
|Oct low C = 6.8
|Nov low C = 9.0
|Dec low C = 10.0
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|Jan record low C = 0.9
|Feb record low C = 2.4
|Mar record low C = -1.7
|Apr record low C = -3.3
|May record low C = -5.5
|Jun record low C = -5.8
|Jul record low C = -5.3
|Aug record low C = -5.8
|Sep record low C = -3.6
|Oct record low C = -3.8
|Nov record low C = -0.8
|Dec record low C = 0.4
|year record low C = -5.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 54.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 46.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 48.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 65.6
|May precipitation mm = 67.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 67.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 62.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 70.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 68.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 75.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 72.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 59.1
|year precipitation mm = 756.8
|Jan precipitation days = 8.9
|Feb precipitation days = 6.8
|Mar precipitation days = 8.7
|Apr precipitation days = 12.4
|May precipitation days =15.6
|Jun precipitation days = 17.8
|Jul precipitation days = 18.4
|Aug precipitation days =18.5
|Sep precipitation days =15.1
|Oct precipitation days =13.9
|Nov precipitation days = 12.4
|Dec precipitation days =10.5
|year precipitation days = 159.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan afthumidity = 46
|Feb afthumidity = 45
|Mar afthumidity = 46
|Apr afthumidity = 56
|May afthumidity = 65
|Jun afthumidity = 71
|Jul afthumidity = 70
|Aug afthumidity = 64
|Sep afthumidity = 58
|Oct afthumidity = 55
|Nov afthumidity = 53
|Dec afthumidity = 49
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Sport
The town has an Australian Rules football team, the Coldstream Cougars, competing in the Eastern Football League.{{Cite web | title = Eastern Football Netball League | url = https://www.efnl.org.au/senior-clubs | access-date = 7 June 2025}}
Coldstream also has a standalone betball club.{{Cite web | url = https://www.coldstreamnetball.com.au/ | title = Coldstream Netball Club}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050719045302/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/coldstream.html Australian Places - Coldstream]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130523101449/http://www.ycem.com.au/yarra-valley-flight-training.html Yarra Valley Flight Training]
- [http://www.ycem.com.au/ Coldstream Flyers Club]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110706120556/http://acma.vic.edu.au/ ACMA]
- [https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldstream2020/ Coldstream Group Page for Locals]
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