Wesburn, Victoria

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Wesburn

| state = vic

| image = Wesburn Victoria.JPG

| caption = The Warburton Highway passing through Wesburn on its way to Melbourne. The Sam Knott Hotel can be seen to the left.

| lga = Shire of Yarra Ranges

| postcode = 3799

| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria Melbourne metropolitan area complete

| coordinates = {{coord|37.767|S|145.647|E|display=inline,title}}

| pop = 1,052

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes = {{cite web |title=2021 Census QuickStats Wesburn |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL22753 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=9 July 2022}}

| est =

| elevation = 257

| maxtemp =

| mintemp =

| rainfall =

| stategov = Eildon

| fedgov = McEwen

| dist1 = 62

| location1 = Melbourne

| dist2 = 7

| location2 = Warburton

| near-nw = Don Valley

| near-n = Millgrove

| near-ne = Warburton

| near-w = Don Valley

| near-e = Warburton

| near-sw = Yarra Junction

| near-s = Gladysdale

| near-se = Warburton

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 10

}}

Wesburn is a town in Victoria, Australia, 62 km east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Wesburn recorded a population of 1,052 at the {{CensusAU|2021}}.

Predominantly rural in nature, the township has a narrow ribbon of residential dwellings along and branching off the Warburton Highway.

The name Wesburn is derived from its original name of West Warburton. Warburton West Post Office opened on 7 February 1893, was renamed Wesburn in 1925 and closed in 1993.{{Citation| last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Wesburn* | access-date = 3 February 2021}} Wesburn was also served by a railway station on the former Warburton railway line until closure in 1965. Today the former railway line has been transformed into a walking and cycling path called the Warburton Trail.

[http://wesburnps.vic.edu.au Wesburn Primary School] opened in 1904 after relocation of the building from Millgrove.[http://wesburnps.vic.edu.au/history/ Wesburn Primary School History] The school has a current enrolment of around 100 and is a participant in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program.{{cite web |url=http://www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au/ |title=Home |website=kitchengardenfoundation.org.au}}

The Wesburn Recreation Reserve hosts junior football and netball teams. The township is also serviced by a pub and a number of small shops. Public transport is provided by bus route from Warburton to Chirnside Park.

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