Congupna is a town in the

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region of

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, Australia. The town is in the

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local government area, north of the state capital,

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and north of the regional centre of

Shepparton Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...

. At the 2021 census, Congupna had a population of 620.

History

Congupna, known also by the name ''Koongoopna'', was first established about 8 km north of its present location. Congupna Post Office opened there on 1 December 1881, was renamed Congupna Township around 1909 and closed in 1953. Congupna Road Post Office opened on 17 October 1881 shortly after the railway station of the same name. These were both renamed Congupna in 1968.

Today

Congupna Football Club The Congupna Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Road'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Congupna located just north of Shepparton, Victoria that currently compete in the Murray FNL. History Congup ...

play

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in the

Murray Football League The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the ...

. Former Congupna Player

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went on to play several games 50+ with

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

in the

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(AFL). After retiring as a player he went on to coach the

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in the AFL. He is now the representative for the seat of Nicholls in the Australian House of Representatives since the 2016 federal election as a member of The Nationals. Collingwood footballer Steele Sidebottom also hails from Congupna.

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