Toolern Vale
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Toolern Vale
| state = vic
| image = Toolern Vale Primary School 002.JPG
| caption = The state primary school at Toolern Vale, 2018
| lga = City of Melton
| lga2 = Shire of Macedon Ranges
| postcode = 3337
| pop = 818
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL22537 | name = Toolern Vale (Suburbs and Localities) | accessdate = 23 July 2022 | quick = on}}
| est =
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in metropolitan Melbourne
| coordinates = {{coord|37|36|29|S|144|35|35|E|display=inline,title}}
| stategov = Macedon
| fedgov = Hawke
| dist1 = 40
| dir1 = NW
| location1 = Melbourne
| dist2 = 10
| dir2 = N
| location2 = Melton
| near-nw = Gisborne
| near-n = Gisborne South
| near-ne = Diggers Rest
Gisborne South
| near-w = Coimadai
| near-e = Diggers Rest
| near-sw = Harkness
| near-s = Kurunjang
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 10
}}
Toolern Vale is a town on the north-western outskirts of Greater Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}} north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton and the Shire of Macedon Ranges local government areas. Toolern Vale recorded a population of 818 at the {{CensusAU|2021}}.
Toolern Vale contains a primary school, a CFA fire station, a war memorial and reserve with tennis courts, as well as a community hall often used for antique and collectables auctions.
Toolern Vale is renowned for the numerous horse studs, stables and training facilities which abound. Because of this, the area is often referred to as "Thoroughbred Country". VicRoads has issued special, gold and brown "Thoroughbred Country" licence plates which are often seen being spotted on vehicles from Toolern Vale.
The Post Office opened on 1 January 1871 and was known as Toolern until 1904.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Toolern* | access-date = 28 March 2021 }}
Melton Airfield
Melton Airfield is a small grass strip airfield located at the intersection of Coburns Road and Diggers Rest - Coimadai Road.
Gallery
Image:ToolernValePark.JPG|Park and playground
Image:ToolernValeGeneralStore.JPG|The Toolern Vale General Store
File:Melton Airfield overview Vabre.jpg|Melton Airfield
References
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External links
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- [http://www.emiratespark.com.au/index.html Emirates Park Stud]
- [http://members.iinet.net.au/~cask/aviation/vicfields.html Plane Spotting in Victoria]
{{Shire of Melton suburbs}}
{{Towns in Macedon Ranges Shire}}
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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)
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