Exford, Victoria
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Exford
| state = vic
| image = ExfordPrimarySchool.JPG
| caption = Exford Primary School
| lga = City of Melton
| postcode = 3338
| pop = 133
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL20898 | name = Exford (Suburbs and Localities) | access-date = 23 July 2022 | quick = on}}
| est =
| elevation = 92
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in metropolitan Melbourne
| coordinates = {{coord|37|44|42|S|144|33|32|E|display=inline,title}}
| stategov = Melton
| fedgov = Hawke
| dist1 = 39
| dir1 = W
| location1 = Melbourne
| dist2 = 6
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = Melton
| near-nw = Brookfield Parwan
| near-n = Brookfield
| near-ne = Brookfield
| near-w = Parwan
| near-e = Melton South
| near-sw = Balliang East
| near-s = Eynesbury
| near-se = Mount Cottrell
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
}}
Exford is a town in Victoria, Australia, {{convert|39|km|abbr=on}} west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Exford recorded a population of 133 at the 2021 census.
The town is located on the west and south bank of the Melton Reservoir, which was completed in 1916 to supply the Werribee Irrigation District, and also functions as a recreation site with barbecue and picnic facilities. Exford Post Office opened on 1 September 1911 and closed in 1964.{{Citation| last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 2008-04-11 }}
Exford is home to the Melbourne Runabout and Speedboat Club. A primary school with 200 students is also based in Exford. On Tuesday May 16 2023, a bus carrying 46 children from the school was involved in an accident with a truck at a nearby intersection with 18 children rushed to hospital.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-17 |title=Melbourne bus crash: School children suffer "life changing" injuries |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65606211 |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
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{{Commons category|Exford, Victoria}}
{{Shire of Melton suburbs}}
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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)
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