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County Of Rodney, Victoria
The County of Rodney is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located between the Goulburn River in the east, and the Campaspe River in the west, with a small part of the Murray River to the north. Puckapunyal is near its southern edge. The former electoral district of Rodney was in a similar area. Parishes Parishes include: * Bailieston, Victoria * Bonn, Victoria * Burnewang, Victoria * Burramboot, Victoria * Burramboot East, Victoria * Campaspe, Victoria * Carag Carag, Victoria * Cherrington, Victoria * Colbinabbin, Victoria * Coomboona, Victoria * Cornella, Victoria * Corop, Victoria * Crosbie, Victoria * Dargile, Victoria * Echuca North, Victoria * Echuca South, Victoria * Girgarre, Victoria * Girgarre East, Victoria * Gobarup, Victoria * Kanyapella, Victoria * Koyuga, Victoria * Kyabram, Victoria * Kyabram East, Victoria * Moora, Victoria * Mooroopna, Victoria * Mooroopna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria, Australia
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km2). Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west, and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Great Australian Bight portion of the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid north-west. The majority of the Victorian population is concentrated in the central-south area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, and in particular within the metropolitan area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burramboot, Victoria
The County of Rodney is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located between the Goulburn River in the east, and the Campaspe River in the west, with a small part of the Murray River to the north. Puckapunyal is near its southern edge. The former electoral district of Rodney was in a similar area. Parishes Parishes include: * Bailieston, Victoria * Bonn, Victoria * Burnewang, Victoria * Burramboot, Victoria * Burramboot East, Victoria * Campaspe, Victoria * Carag Carag, Victoria * Cherrington, Victoria * Colbinabbin, Victoria * Coomboona, Victoria * Cornella, Victoria * Corop, Victoria * Crosbie, Victoria * Dargile, Victoria * Echuca North, Victoria * Echuca South, Victoria * Girgarre, Victoria * Girgarre East, Victoria * Gobarup, Victoria * Kanyapella, Victoria * Koyuga, Victoria * Kyabram, Victoria * Kyabram East, Victoria * Moora, Victoria * Mooroopna, Victoria * Mooroopna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girgarre, Victoria
Girgarre ( ) is a small town in the Goulburn Valley, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Campaspe local government area. At the , Girgarre and surrounding area had a population of 561. History The Post Office opened on 21 May 1917 as Stanhope North, and was renamed Girgarre in 1920. A railway branch line from Rushworth opened in 1917. The line was closed back to Stanhope in 1975, and the branch was closed completely in 1987. There is now a short rail trail from Girgarre towards Stanhope, and a facsimile station and rail track at Girgarre. Girgarre Kindergarten was established in 1964. It has operated out of several locations within the town. Currently the kindergarten operates out of the old Primary School Principal's home. The Kindergarten is celebrating its 50-year anniversary in 2014 with several events planned throughout the year. The Girgarre Community Centre was established in 1984 and is operated by the Girgarre Community Group Inc. A not for profit organis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echuca South, Victoria
Echuca ( ) is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia. The border town of Moama is adjacent on the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales. Echuca is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Shire of Campaspe. As of the , Echuca had a population of 15,056, and the population of the combined Echuca and Moama townships was 22,568. Echuca lies within traditional Yorta Yorta country. The town's name is a Yorta Yorta word meaning "meeting of the waters". Echuca is close to the junction of the Goulburn, Campaspe, and Murray Rivers. Its position at the closest point of the Murray to Melbourne contributed to its development as a thriving river port city during the 19th century. History Origins The riverine plains of the Goulburn Broken catchment are the traditional lands of the Yorta Yorta Nation. Their population before European contact is estimated to have been approximately 2400. The Yorta Yorta were dispossesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echuca North, Victoria
Echuca ( ) is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia. The border town of Moama is adjacent on the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales. Echuca is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Shire of Campaspe. As of the , Echuca had a population of 15,056, and the population of the combined Echuca and Moama townships was 22,568. Echuca lies within traditional Yorta Yorta country. The town's name is a Yorta Yorta word meaning "meeting of the waters". Echuca is close to the junction of the Goulburn, Campaspe, and Murray Rivers. Its position at the closest point of the Murray to Melbourne contributed to its development as a thriving river port city during the 19th century. History Origins The riverine plains of the Goulburn Broken catchment are the traditional lands of the Yorta Yorta Nation. Their population before European contact is estimated to have been approximately 2400. The Yorta Yorta were dispossesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corop, Victoria
Corop is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Campaspe and on the Midland Highway, north of the state capital, Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met .... At the , Corop and the surrounding area had a population of 129, while the town itself claims a population of 33. Near the town are Lake Cooper and Greens Lake, both popular venues for aquatic activities. The town is home to as many holiday homes as permanent dwellings and the town is much larger in holiday times. Corop Post Office opened on 1 January 1868. References External links Towns in Victoria (Australia) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colbinabbin, Victoria
Colbinabbin is a town in central Victoria, Australia. The name is derived from aboriginal meaning "the meeting of the black and red soils". At the , Colbinabbin and the surrounding area had a population of 297. History Located on the banks of Cornella Creek, Colbinabbin was first settled in the 1850s. A township was established in the 1870s, the Post Office opening on 9 August 1872. In the 1930s the area had significant change with the construction of the Waranga - Mallee channel, which bisects the town. Irrigation altered land use to the north of the town and to this day has made it very productive farmland. Cereal cropping and livestock production have been important industries in the Colbinabbin area. Since the late 1960s tomatoes have been produced for processing into sauces and pastes. A local company also specialises in semi-dried tomatoes for the export market. The town was the terminus for the Rushworth railway line. The town today Colbinabbin in recent years has seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
