▁census , ▁Broad ford ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 , 3 1 9 . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁of ▁Mitchell ▁local ▁government ▁area ▁and ▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁capital , ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁Broad ford ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁major ▁transport ▁routes ▁between ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁Sydney . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁by pass ed ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁by ▁the ▁H ume ▁Fre ew ay ▁and ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁linking ▁the ▁two ▁cities ▁passes ▁through ▁Broad ford . ▁Broad ford ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁Sunday ▁Creek , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁G oul burn ▁River . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁traditional ▁own ers ▁of ▁Broad ford ▁are ▁the ▁Ta ung ur ong ▁people , ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁K ul in ▁nation ▁that ▁inhab ited ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁central ▁Victoria ▁including ▁Port ▁Phill ip ▁Bay ▁and ▁its ▁surr ounds . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁European ▁occup ier ▁of ▁the ▁town site ▁of ▁Broad ford ▁was ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Henry ▁White ▁who ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁being ▁" of ▁Mount ▁Pi per " ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁Mount ▁Pi per ▁is ▁ 4 ▁km ▁west ▁of ▁Broad ford . ▁White ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁recorded ▁land ▁holder ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity . ▁The ▁first ▁survey ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁shows ▁Colonel ▁White ’ s ▁Station ▁on ▁Sunday ▁Creek ▁only ▁ 4 km ▁down stream ▁of ▁its ▁j unction ▁with ▁D ry ▁Creek . ▁That ▁j