Newham (/ˈnjuːəm/) is a town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges in Victoria, Australia.

[2] Newham Post Office opened on 16 September 1861 and closed in 1971.

Around the 1850s, Newham was known variously as Hieland Town or Isle of Skye,[4] perhaps indicating a Scottish heritage of the early settlers.

Historians appear to be divided on the origins of Edward Dryden, one of the first settlers, who is thought by some to have been born in Newham, Northumberland, England.

[4] Alternatively, it has been supposed that Dryden came from Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, and that he named his new home in recognition of the new country.