Grand Ridge, Victoria — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Grand Ridge, in the Latrobe City local government area.
| Locality | Grand Ridge |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Latrobe City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -38.48893 |
| Longitude | 146.39502 |
| Area | 149.9 km² |
| Elevation | 259 m |
| Postcode | 3870 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 146 km east-southeast |
Grand Ridge is a locality in the Latrobe City local government area of Victoria, Australia. The locality covers an area of 149.9 km². It sits at an elevation of around 259 m above sea level. It lies approximately 146 km east-southeast of Melbourne. Grand Ridge is located at 38.4889°S, 146.3950°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3870. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Grand Ridge rises with a quiet dignity, a place where the land gently folds and unfurls beneath a sky that often holds a soft, pearly luminescence. It lies 33.7 km south-south-west of Traralgon, VIC (from Traralgon, VIC: bearing 199°T), and is situated 13.6 km south-south-east of Yinnar South. The broad shoulders of its hills, cloaked in a patchwork of emerald pastures and the deeper greens of scattered eucalypts, slope towards valleys where the air hangs still and sweet with the scent of damp earth and wild grasses. Here, the light at dusk seems to linger, casting long, languid shadows that paint the landscape in hues of lavender and deep ochre, and the silence is broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the rustle of wind through the leaves.
This is a land shaped by the enduring spirit of those who sought sustenance from its soil, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the sturdy fences and well-worn tracks that crisscross its terrain. For generations, the economy of Grand Ridge has been tied to the bounty of the earth, with dairy farming and grazing forming the backbone of its character, the rich volcanic soil yielding generous harvests. The legacy of past endeavours, perhaps a forgotten dairy or a small, defunct timber mill, whispers from the overgrown corners of paddocks, a reminder of the industrious hands that once laboured here, contributing to the quiet, persistent hum of rural life that defines Grand Ridge today.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Grand Ridge, Victoria with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Grand Ridge, in the Latrobe City local government area.
Detailed location data for Grand Ridge includes the postcode (3870), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Latrobe City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Grand Ridge is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |