Happy Valley, Victoria (Golden Plains Shire)

Happy Valley Victoria
Happy Valley Location in Golden Plains Shire
Coordinates	37°43′12″S 143°36′20″E / 37.72000°S 143.60556°E / -37.72000; 143.60556Coordinates: 37°43′12″S 143°36′20″E / 37.72000°S 143.60556°E / -37.72000; 143.60556
Population	85 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3360
LGA(s)	Golden Plains Shire
State electorate(s)	Buninyong
Federal Division(s)	Corangamite
Localities around Happy Valley: Linton Snake Valley Scarsdale Skipton Happy Valley Piggoreet Mannibadar Cape Clear Springdallah

Happy Valley is a town located in the Local Government Area of the Golden Plains Shire. It shares the same name with Happy Valley in Northern Victoria.

Happy Valley is a former gold mining town 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-west of Ballarat that is now only a rural locality.

Gold was discovered in the area, originally called ‘Wardy Yallock’ (thought to have meant "winding yellow river" of aboriginal origins) in 1849 as part of the Australian gold rushes, with intensive mining beginning in 1853.

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