Barwidgee (formerly known as Barwidgee Creek) is a rural locality in northeast

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 Au ...

. The nearest town to Barwidgee is

Myrtleford Myrtleford is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia, 280 km (170 miles) northeast of Melbourne and 46 km (29 miles) southeast of Wangaratta. Myrtleford is part of the Alpine Shire local government area and in 2016 the town had a po ...

about 5.44 km away. Barwidgee is within

Alpine Shire The Alpine Shire is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in 2022 had a population of 13,235. It includes the towns of Bright, Dinner Plain, Mou ...

. ''Barwidgee Creek'' Post Office opened on 1 March 1912 and closed in 1957. Barwidgee was affected by the Black Saturday bushfires, with some deaths in the region and many homes lost.

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Towns in Victoria (Australia) Alpine Shire {{Hume-geo-stub