Longwarry is a town in
Victoria,
Australia
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, south-east of
Melbourne's Central Business District
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, located within the Shires of
Baw Baw and
Cardinia local government area
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s. Longwarry recorded a population of 2,436 at the
2021 census.
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It has one primary school, Longwarry Primary School.
Longwarry is bypassed by the Princes Freeway.
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History
The railway arrived in 1879 and a post office opened on 20 June 1881. The post office was renamed Longwarry South (later Ripplebrook) on 1 September 1882, the same day a new office, named Longwarry, opened near the railway station
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.Longwarry railway station
Longwarry railway station is located on the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Longwarry, and opened on 1 July 1881. provides rail services to Melbourne as well as Bairnsdale.
The town has an Australian Rules
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football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.
See also
* Shire of Buln Buln
The Shire of Buln Buln was a local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1878 until 1994.
History
Buln Buln was first incorporated as a s ...
– Longwarry was previously within this former local government area.
References
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Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Bass Coast Shire
Shire of Cardinia