Miners Rest, Victoria


Miners Rest is a suburb north of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on the north-western rural-urban fringe of the city, northwest of the Central Business District. The population at the was 3,095.
Miners Rest is a semi-rural town with a very small township and commercial area. It is located to the North of the Western Freeway.

History

The original Township of Miners Rest, surveyed in 1854, is located at the northern end of the district.

Education

The local primary school is Miners Rest Primary School.