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Shire Of Walpeup
The Shire of Walpeup was a local government area in northwestern Victoria, Australia, along the South Australian border. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1911 until 1995. History Walpeup was incorporated as a shire on 1 November 1911, created out of parts of the Shires of Mildura, Swan Hill, Lawloit, Lowan, Dimboola and Karkarooc. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Walpeup was abolished, and along with the City of Mildura and the Shire of Mildura, was merged into the newly created Rural City of Mildura. Ridings The Shire of Walpeup was divided into four ridings in 1986, each of which elected three councillors: * Ouyen East Riding * Ouyen West Riding * Walpeup/Underbool Riding * Murrayville Riding Towns and localities * Big Desert * Cowangie * Kattyoong * Kiamal * Koonda * Kulwin * Mittyack * Murrayville * Murray-Sunset (shared with the Shire of Mildura) * Ngallo * Ouyen* * Panitya * Tiega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallee (Victoria)
The Mallee covers the most northwesterly part of Victoria, bounded by the South Australian and New South Wales borders. Definitions of the south-eastern boundary vary, however, all are based on the historic Victorian distribution of mallee eucalypts. These trees dominate the surviving vegetation through most of Mallee, (except for swamps and areas along waterways, and very rare stands of ''casuarina''). Its biggest settlements are Mildura and Swan Hill. At the 2011 census, the four local government areas (LGAs) that are usually thought to define the district had a combined population of . The area of these same four LGAs is . There is an adjacent area also once covered with mallee scrub called "the Mallee" in South Australia, which is alternatively called the Murray Mallee. Geography and climate The Mallee is, for all practical purposes, completely flat and very low-lying: in fact, for long geological periods the whole region has been inundated by the ocean. Most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and second smallest state by population. It has a total of 1.8 million people. Its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second-largest centre, has a population of 33,233. South Australia shares borders with all of the other mainland states, as well as the Northern Territory; it is bordered to the west by Western Australia, to the north by the Northern Territory, to the north-east by Queensland, to the east by New South Wales, to the south-east by Victoria, and to the south by the Great Australian Bight.M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underbool, Victoria
Underbool is a town in the Mallee region of north-west Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Rural City of Mildura local government area and on the Mallee Highway—between Ouyen and the South Australian border – north west of the state capital, Melbourne. The town services the grain farmers and graziers in the area. For tourists it provides access to the Pink Lakes in Murray-Sunset National Park. The town name is thought to come from the German word ''underbolt'' given to it by surveyor Dr. Neumayer when he camped there in October 1861. A post office opened on 15 July 1912 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway from Ouyen to Murrayville a month earlier. Underbool Primary School (No. 3819) opened on 5 November 1913, with a purpose-built school building opening in June 1919. A second weatherboard building was built in 1929, and the former Daalko school building moved there in 1967. With its neighbouring township Walpeup Underbool had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panitya, Victoria
Panitya is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region. The place by road, is situated about 23 kilometres east from Pinnaroo and 10 kilometres west from Carina on the Mallee Highway. Panitya is a railway station on the Ouyen to Pinnaroo line. The Post Office opened in 1910 and was closed in 1975. The area of the locality contains a number of smaller areas, namely Panitya East which had a post office open from 1916 until 1933, Berrook which had a post office open from 1929 until 1935, Manya with a post office from 1928 until 1936, Sunset Sunset, also known as sundown, is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon due to Earth's rotation. As viewed from everywhere on Earth (except the North and South poles), the equinox Sun sets due west at the moment of both the spring ... with a post office from 1921 until 1948 and, below the Mallee Highway, Ngallo. Notes and references Towns in Victoria (state) Mallee (Victoria) {{Mallee-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngallo, Victoria
Ngallo is an Australian locality. The place by road, is situated about 12 kilometres south from Panitya and 14 kilometres south from Carina. It is in the local government area of the Rural City of Mildura The Rural City of Mildura is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of being the largest LGA in the state. In .... Sport Ngallo had a football team for many decades in the Pinnaroo league and recently in the Mallee Football League called the Ngallo Demons until the club folded in 2000, due to lack of players. Their old home ground can be found near the Panitya silos. References Mallee (Victoria) {{Mallee-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray-Sunset, Victoria
Murray-Sunset is a locality in the Australian state of Victoria in the west of the state adjoining the border with South Australia. The principal land use is conservation with most of the locality being occupied by the Murray-Sunset National Park The Murray-Sunset National Park is the second largest national park in Victoria, Australia, located in the Mallee district in the northwestern corner of the state, bordering South Australia. The national park is situated approximately north .... References Towns in Victoria (Australia) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murrayville, Victoria
Murrayville is a town on the section of the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line between Ouyen and the South Australian border. It is about east of the South Australian border and north west of the state capital Melbourne, but east of Adelaide. At the 2016 census, Murrayville had a population of 280, down from 444 ten years before. The local school, Murrayville Community College is a P-12 school. History The Post Office opened on 1 November 1910. The Murrayville railway station opened in 1912 but is no longer used for passengers. The area of the locality contains a number of smaller areas namely Duddo which had a post office open from 1913 until 1918, Duddo Wells with a post office from 1914 until 1950, Danyo with a post office from 1912 (when the railway arrived) until 1975, and Goongee. Murrayville Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1983. Industry The town's main industry is cereal crops, sheep and cattle, other industries are potato farming and other small c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mittyack, Victoria
Mittyack is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 37 km from Ouyen on the Calder Highway. Located in a wheat-growing area of the Mallee the locality was settled in the 1910s, the Post Office opening on 5 December 1916 and closing in 1979. The Kulwin railway line The Kulwin railway line is located in north-western Victoria, Australia. It junctions from the Robinvale line at Korong Vale and only sees usage by freight trains. History The line was opened from Korong Vale to Wycheproof in 1883, and ext ... reached Mittyack in 1919 and was extended to Kulwin the following year. The line through Mittyack was closed in 2010. Mittyack West State School (No. 4277) opened on 24 September 1926 and closed on 19 May 1939. The building was removed to Woornack. On 26 December 2038, the centreline of a total solar eclipse will pass directly over Mittyack. References External links Google Street View- Railway Crossing and Wheat Silos at Mittyack Towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulwin, Victoria
Kulwin is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 36 km to the east of Ouyen, Victoria. Kulwin Post Office opened on 16 August 1920 when the railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ... arrived and closed on 19 November 1974. Kulwin State School (No. 4375) opened in the Kulwin Soldiers' Hall on 8 January 1929. A standalone building, formerly at Nowingi State School, was re-erected and occupied in April 1933, with an additional workroom erected by parents in 1934. The school closed on 5 June 1950, with the building being removed to Robinvale Consolidated School. References Towns in Victoria (Australia) Mallee (Victoria) {{Mallee-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowangie, Victoria
Cowangie is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Sunraysia region of Victoria, Australia. The place by road, is situated about 12 kilometres southeast from Tutye and 12 kilometres northwest from Danyo. The Post Office opened on 15 July 1912 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway from Ouyen to Murrayville a month earlier. Known as Kow Plains until 1913, the office closed in 1994. The area of the locality contains a number of smaller areas namely Pallarang which had a post office open from 1915 until 1917, Daalko with an office open from 1928 until 1930, Bunurouk, Bunurouk West with an office in 1915 and 1916, Cowangie North and Koonda. Former Formula One and V8 Supercar driver Larry Perkins Larry Clifton Perkins (born 18 March 1950) is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia. Biography Early years Growing up on a farm in Cowangie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Desert, Victoria
Big Desert is a locality in the Australian state of Victoria located in the state's west adjoining the border with South Australia within the local government areas of the Shire of Hindmarsh, the Rural City of Mildura and the Shire of West Wimmera. The principal land use is conservation with part of the locality being occupied by the following protected areas: *Big Desert Wilderness Park * Wyperfeld National Park The Wyperfeld National Park is the third largest national park in Victoria, Australia, located in the Mallee district, approximately northwest of Melbourne, The national park was declared in 1921 and expanded significantly to protect of malle .... See also * Little Desert, Victoria References Towns in Victoria (Australia) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural City Of Mildura
The Rural City of Mildura is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of being the largest LGA in the state. In June 2016 the area had a population of 53,878. It includes the city of Mildura, Victoria, Mildura and the towns of Merbein, Victoria, Merbein, Red Cliffs, Victoria, Red Cliffs, Irymple, Victoria, Irymple, Ouyen, Victoria, Ouyen, Werrimull, Victoria, Werrimull, Murrayville, Victoria, Murrayville, Walpeup, Victoria, Walpeup and Hattah, Victoria, Hattah. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Mildura, Shire of Mildura and Shire of Walpeup. The Rural City is governed and administered by the Mildura Rural City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Mildura, it also has service centres located in Ouyen and a couple of other locations within Mildura. The Rural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
