Stanhope, Victoria extremely popular and Stanhope hosts a team which is part of the Kyabram & District Football League. Services in the town include a general convenience store, a pub, lawn bowls and tennis courts. Local landmarks include Lake Cooper and Loch Garry and other towns nearby include Girgarre and Tatura and Echuca. John McEwen, a.k.a. "Black Jack McEwen", 18th Prime Minister of Australia, was a dairy farmer in Stanhope before entering politics. Stanhope, Victoria Stanhope is a small town in north central Victoria, Australia. Stanhope is from Shepparton. It lies north of the state capital Melbourne and south west of Canberra
State Transport Authority (Victoria) State Transport Authority (Victoria) The State Transport Authority was a State Government of Victoria owned corporate body which operated country passenger and freight trains in Victoria, Australia. It was established under the Transport Act 1983, succeeding the Victorian Railways. The Authority commenced operations on 1 July 1983. The State Transport Authority operated under the trading name V/Line, and provided rail service support to the then Metropolitan Transit Authority which was formed at the same time with responsibility for metropolitan train and tram operations. The Transport (Amendment) Act 1989 merged the State Transport Authority with the Metropolitan Transit Authority from 1