Map of Merbein West, VIC 3505 - Census Demographics And Crime Rates - Melway, Sydway, Brisway, Ausway, Street Smart (original) (raw)

Merbein is a town outside Mildura, Victoria, in the Sunraysia region of Australia. At the 2006 census, Merbein had a population of 2526.

The area was known as White Cliffs until 1909 when the township was established, the Post Office opening on August 16, 1909. The name was intended to be Mer e bin, which is the Aboriginal word for "white sandcliffs", but an error made when registering the name corrupted it to Merbein . It is on the Calder Highway between Mildura and the Murray River crossing on the Abbotsford Bridge to Curlwaa.

It is the home of Mildara Wines, which W B Chaffey founded in 1911. The Mildara Blass Winery still stands on the cliffs towering above the Murray River, and is open to visitors for a tour and wine tasting. The CSIRO Plant Research Division has a facility at Merbein focused on the grape and citrus growing industries.

Rail freight services to Melbourne operate from Merbein along the Mildura railway line from a terminal operated by Wakefield Transport.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Sunraysia Football League.

Golfers play at the course of the Merbein Golf Club on McEdward Street.