Lavers Hill
town in Victoria, Australia
Lavers Hill is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 48 kilometres (30 mi) inland from Port Campbell and 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Apollo Bay. The township is located approximately 205 kilometres (127 mi) south-west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Lavers Hill had a population of 78.
History
Lavers Hill was named after two settlers from Gippsland called Stephen and Frank Laver. The first saw mill was opened in 1900 and so was the church next to the College. Old families from as far back as the 1880s still reside near Lavers Hill, e.g. Speight, Hampshire and Farrell. Development of Lavers Hill happened quickly. Lavers Hill depended on logging and agriculture for its income. It also is dependent on tourism.
The public source identifies “Lavers Hill” as town in Victoria, Australia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Lavers, Hill and town.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1808907. Authority coordinates are -38.681, 143.391. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2016 and 1900.
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