Jung is a locality in the northern Wimmera region, north-west Victoria. It is 316 km north-west of
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 ...
and 18 km north-east of
Horsham
Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...
.
The name is derived from the Parish ''Jung Jung'', which comes from an Aboriginal expression of uncertain meaning. It was previously known as Taylor’s Creek, Green Hills and Jerro. Originally Jung was a settlement on the
Yarriambiack Creek
The Yarriambiack Creek, an inland intermittent watercourse of the Wimmera catchment, is located in the Wimmera region of the Australian state of Victoria. Rising on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the Yarriambiack Creek flows g ...
, 3 km north of its present location, until 1879 when it moved towards the newly built railway station on the line between
Stawell and Horsham.
In 2012 Jung's status was downgraded from a town to a gazetted locality.
References
Towns in Victoria (state)
Rural City of Horsham
Wimmera
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