Beveridge is a town in Victoria, Australia, located along the Hume Highway, 42 kilometres north

of Melbourne. It is governed by the City of Whittlesea and Mitchell Shire.[2] At the 2016 Census,

Beveridge had a population of 2,330.

Beveridge was named after Scottish sheep farmer Andrew Beveridge who built the Hunters' Tryst
Inn in 1845. The Inn still serves as a hotel, as well as post office and general store.[3]
Beveridge Post Office opened on 1 January 1865.[4]
Near Beveridge is Mount Fraser, an eroded extinct volcanic cone. It is a large scoria volcano with
two craters, which last erupted about one million years ago. The north side of the hill is quite
steep and reaches a height of 125 metres above the surrounding basalt plain.[5] From this location
the explorers Hume and Hovell first saw Port Phillip on 14 December 1824.[3] A quarry now
operates at the side of the hill and supplies most of Melbourne's scoria.[dubious  –  discuss][6] A copy of the
original Eureka flag flies atop this hill every year to commemorate Ned Kelly