Location
Rural land between Bacchus Marsh and the Werribee plains.
Parwan sits south of Bacchus Marsh in Moorabool Shire, in a regional setting rather than a Melbourne suburb. The precinct is framed by creeks and country roads, with the Western Freeway and the Melbourne-Ballarat rail corridor close by.
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Distances
- Bacchus Marsh township
- about 5 to 8 km north
- Bacchus Marsh railway station
- about 8 km north
- Western Freeway (M8) access
- about 5 to 8 km north via Bacchus Marsh
- Melbourne CBD
- about 50.05 km east
- Melbourne Airport
- about 55 km east
- Retail and services
- Bacchus Marsh Village and Main Street shops
Boundary roads and corridors
Parwan Creek (north), Nortons Road (east), Nerowie and Glenmore Roads (south), Bacchus Marsh-Balliang Road (west); bisected by Geelong-Bacchus Marsh Road
Melbourne-Ballarat V/Line corridor through Parwan; nearest station Bacchus Marsh
Western Freeway (M8) via Bacchus Marsh, about 5-8 km north
Precinct boundary and planned land use: Victorian Planning Authority, VPA Precinct Boundaries and Future Urban Structure datasets (CC BY 4.0). Suburb and council boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 (CC BY 4.0). School locations: Victorian Department of Education, School Locations 2025 (CC BY 4.0). Nearby places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), snapshot taken at build time. Base map © OpenStreetMap; imagery © Esri and partners. Boundaries and places are indicative, for orientation only. Confirm details with the VPA, the council and the school or business concerned. Distances are straight line.
Mapping on this page is indicative only and is not a survey, planning instrument or boundary definition. Confirm all boundaries and distances with the Victorian Planning Authority and Moorabool Shire Council.