Lancaster, Victoria

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Lancaster | state = vic | image = Lancaster Primary School.JPG | caption = Primary school | use_lga_map = yes | coordinates = {{coord|36|18|0|S|145|07|0|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = left | lga = Shire of Campaspe | lga2 = City of Greater Shepparton | postcode = 3620 | est = | pop = 393 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS2016">{{cite web |title=2016 Census QuickStats Lancaster |url=http://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC21445 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=16 February 2019}}</ref> | elevation= | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = [[Electoral district of Murray Plains|Murray Plains]] | fedgov = [[Division of Nicholls|Nicholls]] | dist1 = 216 | dir1 = N | location1= Melbourne | dist2 = 29 | dir2 = NW | location2= [[Shepparton, Victoria|Shepparton]] | dist3 = 11 | dir3 = E | location3= [[Kyabram, Victoria|Kyabram]] }} '''Lancaster''' is a locality in the [[Goulburn Valley]] region of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The town is located in [[Shire of Campaspe]] and the [[City of Greater Shepparton]]. At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Lancaster had a population of 393.<ref name=ABS2016/>

==History== The locality was named after Thomas Lancaster, an early settler in the region and the father of the state parliamentarian, Samuel Lancaster.<ref name="name">{{cite web | last = Rollison | first = Kay | url = https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lancaster-samuel-7020 | title = Lancaster, Samuel (1852 - 1918) | work = [[Australian Dictionary of Biography]] | publisher = [[Australian National University]] | access-date = 2007-05-09}}</ref>

The Post Office opened on 15 November 1878 and a Kyabram East office opened on 28 November 1878. In 1881 the Lancaster office closed and Kyabram East was renamed Lancaster. This office closed in 1994.<ref name = "a">{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Lancaster* | access-date = 11 March 2021 }}</ref>

==Today== The town has an [[Australian Rules]] football team competing in the [[Kyabram & District Football League]].

The town also has a small primary school with about 40 children.

In 2014, [[Premier Fresh Australia]] established [[Lancaster Farms]], the first [[Greenhouse|glasshouse]] farm in [[Australia]] a retractable roof, to grow & market [[Tomato|tomatoes]].<ref>https://www.hortidaily.com/article/6040039/retractable-roof-helps-au-greenhouse-function-with-extremely-low-energy-costs/</ref> Present [[Treasurer of Victoria]], [[Jaclyn Symes]] (then [[Minister for Regional Development (Victoria)|Minister for Resources]]) visited the site in October 2020.<ref>https://www.fruitnet.com/produce-plus/lpg-expands-at-lancaster-farms/183348.article</ref>

In November 2025, [[Apple Inc.]] announced that it would commence the construction of a [[Photovoltaic power station|solar farm]], hoping to be completed by 2030.<ref>https://www.apple.com/au/newsroom/2025/11/apple-expands-renewable-energy-and-conservation-efforts-in-australia-new-zealand/</ref><ref>https://www.9news.com.au/national/tech-news-apple-to-use-aussie-solar-to-power-your-apple-device-usage/a8807726-215e-4301-aa16-a1ef196c7068</ref>

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[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]] [[Category:City of Greater Shepparton]]