Melba Highway

Melba Highway

Victoria
Melba Highway; Victoria
	North end South end
Coordinates	37°12′43″S 145°25′23″E / 37.211853°S 145.423061°E (North end); 37°43′16″S 145°22′46″E / 37.721045°S 145.379534°E (South end);
General information
Type	Highway
Length	64.9 km (40 mi)
Gazetted	October 1913 (as Main Road); May 1983 (as State Highway)
Route number(s)	B300 (1998–present); Entire route (via Yarra Glen bypass)
Former; route number	B300 (1998–2010); (via Yarra Glen); State Route 153 (1986–1998); Entire route (via Yarra Glen);
Major junctions
North end	Goulburn Valley Highway; Yea, Victoria
	Healesville-Kinglake Road; Healesville–Yarra Glen Road;
South end	Maroondah Highway; Coldstream, Victoria
Location(s)
Region	Hume, Greater Melbourne
Major settlements	Glenburn, Dixons Creek, Yarra Glen, Yering
Highway system
	Highways in Australia; National Highway • Freeways in Australia; Highways in Victoria; ; ;
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Melba Highway is a semi-rural highway that connects the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne to the town of Yea,^[5] in Victoria's Upper Goulburn region. It is named after Dame Nellie Melba, a famed Australian opera singer of the early 20th century, whose former country estate lies at the southern end of the highway in Coldstream.

^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 5 November 1913. p. 4812. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 30 June 1983. p. 1972. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ "Melba Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "Victoria's Regions". Regional Development Victoria. Victoria State Government. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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[vicgovgaz13-1] "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 5 November 1913. p. 4812. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[vicgovgaz83-2] "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 30 June 1983. p. 1972. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[gmaps-3] "Melba Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[VICRegions-4] "Victoria's Regions". Regional Development Victoria. Victoria State Government. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[vicreg-5] Cite error: The named reference vicreg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Melba Highway Victoria
North end South end
Coordinates	37°12′43″S 145°25′23″E / 37.211853°S 145.423061°E / -37.211853; 145.423061 (North end) 37°43′16″S 145°22′46″E / 37.721045°S 145.379534°E / -37.721045; 145.379534 (South end)
General information
Type	Highway
Length	64.9 km (40 mi)^[3]
Gazetted	October 1913 (as Main Road)^[1] May 1983 (as State Highway)^[2]
Route number(s)	B300 (1998–present) Entire route (via Yarra Glen bypass)
Former route number	B300 (1998–2010) (via Yarra Glen) State Route 153 (1986–1998) Entire route (via Yarra Glen)
Major junctions
North end	Goulburn Valley Highway Yea, Victoria
	Healesville-Kinglake Road Healesville–Yarra Glen Road
South end	Maroondah Highway Coldstream, Victoria
Location(s)
Region	Hume, Greater Melbourne^[4]
Major settlements	Glenburn, Dixons Creek, Yarra Glen, Yering
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Victoria
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Melba Highway

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