Hesse, Victoria

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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian place | type = other

| name = Hesse

| city =

| state = vic

| image =

| caption =

| use_lga_map = yes

| coordinates = {{coord|38|05|04|S|143|53|12|E|display=inline,title}}

| lga = Golden Plains Shire

| postcode = 3321

| pop = 19

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC21168 | name = Hesse (State Suburb) | access-date = 17 November 2017 | quick = on}}

| area =

| dist1 = 41

| dir1 = W

| location1= Geelong

| dist2 = 58

| dir2 = S

| location2= Ballarat

| dist3 = 99

| dir3 = SW

| location3= Melbourne

| fedgov = Wannon

| stategov = Polwarth

| near-nw = Barunah Park

| near-n = Barunah Park

| near-ne = Shelford

| near-w = Wingeel

| near-e = Inverleigh

| near-sw = Ombersley

| near-s = Ombersley

| near-se = Inverleigh

}}

Hesse is a locality in the Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia.{{cite VICNAMES|101451|Hesse|access-date=13 July 2014}} In the 2016 census, Hesse had a population of 19 people.

Hesse covers an area of rural farmland along the Hamilton Highway between the towns of Cressy and Inverleigh. The Western standard gauge line runs through the locality; while Hesse never had a station, the former station at Wingeel was close to the Hesse boundary. Wentworths Road, which runs north/north-west in the direction of Shelford, is the only other significant road in the locality. The Warrambine and Mia Mia Creeks also run through Hesse.{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Hesse+VIC+3321 | title=Hesse VIC 3221 | publisher=Google Maps | access-date=13 July 2014}}

Warrambine Post Office opened on 16 January 1871, was renamed Hesse Post Office on 14 February 1871, and closed on 1 July 1899. A postal receiving office opened at Hesse in 1903, and a second Hesse Post Office was opened on 17 February 1914; it became a receiving office again on 1 August 1914, a post office again on 1 July 1927, and closed on 31 January 1966.{{cite web | url=http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Hesse* | title=Hesse Post Office | publisher=Phoenix Auctions | access-date=4 February 2021}}

The Barunah Plains Homestead, despite nearby localities bearing the name "Barunah Plains" and "Barunah Park" where the property historically extended out toward, is located in Hesse. The homestead also hosts the annual Beyond The Valley Festival over the New Year's period. {{cite web | url=http://planningschemes.dpcd.vic.gov.au/schemes/goldenplains/ordinance/43_01s_gpla.pdf | title=Schedule to the Heritage Overlay | publisher=Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure | work=Shire of Golden Plains Planning Scheme | date=18 July 2013 | access-date=13 July 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/places/result_detail/67952 | title=Barunah Plains Homestead & Garden | publisher=Heritage Victoria | work=National Trust of Australia Classification | access-date=13 July 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/places/result_detail/23771 | title=Barunah Plains Homestead Outbuildings and Garden | publisher=Heritage Victoria | work=Golden Plains Shire Heritage Overlay | access-date=13 July 2014}}