Condah is a small town in south west
Victoria
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,
Australia
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and is located on the
Henty Highway
Henty Highway is a rural highway in western Victoria, Australia. It is primarily a north-south route, consisting of a mix of dual-lane, single-carriageway country highway and four-lane arterial road within some of the larger towns along the ro ...
north of
Heywood. At the
2006 census
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, Condah and the surrounding area had a population of 272.
It is about to north-west of
Lake Condah
Lake Condah, also known by its Gunditjmara name Tae Rak, is in the Australian state of Victoria, about west of Melbourne and north-east of Heywood by road. It is in the form of a shallow basin, about in length and wide.
The lake is locate ...
,
Budj Bim National Park
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The Budj Bim National Park, formerly known as Mount Eccles National Park, is a national park located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The national park is situated approximately west of Melbourne and approximately ...
and
Budj Bim.
History
* Condah Pub has been open since 1854 and still thrives today.
* A cemetery was set aside in May 1863.
* Condah Post Office opened on 12 May 1868 and closed in 2001.
* Two churches were opened, one Anglican in 1883, one Presbyterian in 1908.
Traditional ownership
The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Condah sits are the Gunditjmara People
who are represented by the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.
Notable people
*W J (Billy) Millard, the winner of the inaugural 1878
Stawell Gift
The Stawell Gift is Australia's oldest and richest short-distance running race. It is the main event in an annual carnival held on Easter weekend by the Stawell Athletic Club, with the main race finals on the holiday Monday, at Central Park, St ...
was a resident of Condah;
*
Andrew Lovett,
Wally Lovett
Wally Lovett (born 15 December 1961) is an indigenous Australian, indigenous former Australian rules football player who played in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1982 VFL season, 1982 for Collingwood Footbal ...
,
Glenn Lovett
Glenn Lovett (born 23 July 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL.
Lovett made his debut for Melbourne in 1987 but only managed seven games in his first three seasons. He did not cement his spot ...
and
Nathan Lovett-Murray
Nathan Lovett-Murray (born 18 November 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club.
Early life
Lovett-Murray has Indigenous Australian heritage and his tribal ancestry can be traced to the Wamba-Wamba and G ...
, all
AFL football players, are
Gunditjmara people
The Gunditjmara or Gunditjamara, also known as Dhauwurd Wurrung, are an Aboriginal Australian people of southwestern Victoria. They are the traditional owners of the areas now encompassing Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Woolsthorpe and Portland. Thei ...
either from Lake Condah or have relatives in the area.
References
External links
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Western District (Victoria)
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