Rossbridge

Rossbridge is a town in the north west region of Victoria, Australia.

It is approximately 229 kilometres (142 mi) west of the state's capital, Melbourne.

[1] Established on the Ararat to coast road in the 1860s, the town gained its name from Ross's Bridge at the crossing of the Hopkins River.

Ross Bridge Post Office opened on 21 November 1873 and closed in on 2 March 1962.

[3] As an early grazing district, the town had its share of tragedy, with four children dying in a house fire on 9 February 1863.