Marysville (Victoria)

Marysville is a city in Victoria, Australia. Internationally became the city when on 7 February 2009 bushfires the place largely destroyed.

The city is located 75 km north-east of Melbourne in the Murrindindi Shire at the Marysville Road. At the 2006 census Marysville had 519 inhabitants.

History

The city was founded as a stopping point on the way to the gold mines of Woods Point and the Upper Goulburn, 1864, there was already a butcher and a shop. The place was named after Mary Steavenson, the wife of the Assistant Commissioner of Roads and Bridges John Steavenson, after the Steavenson Falls were named. On March 1, 1865, the post office was put into operation, a school in 1870 and was followed by other public facilities in 1890.

Tourism

In the 1920s, Marysville became a tourist destination. Twelve Guest Houses existed at that time. At this time the railway between Melbourne and Marysville was taken over Healesville.

Marysville primary industry is thus of tourism, for which there are numerous cafes, restaurants, art galleries and craft shops in the town. The place serves as a starting point for the ski resort around Lake Mountain. In the village there are several Bed and Breakfasts, Campgrounds and other accommodation facilities. During the winter season the number of guests exceeds the number of inhabitants by far.

For this reason, the residents are against the forestry that threaten the local forests and thus tourism. Marysville is mainly dependent on tourism, only three percent of the local economy line 1995 went back to agriculture, forestry and fishing.