Macorna is a small community within the

Shire of Gannawarra The Shire of Gannawarra is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018 had a population of 10,547. It includes the towns of Cohuna, Kerang, Koondrook, Leitch ...

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. There are only a couple of houses, but there is a football/netball club, cricket club, Landcare group, fire station and a pony club. The town is 85 metres above

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Transport

The town is on the

Yungera railway line The Piangil railway line is a 5 ft 3 in gauge (1600 mm) railway line in north-western Victoria, Australia. It branches off the Deniliquin line just north of Bendigo, and runs in a north-westerly direction through Pyramid Hill and Kerang ...

and the railway reached Macorna in 1884. Macorna station closed in 1981.

Community

The town has an

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football team competing in the

Golden Rivers Football League The Golden Rivers Football Netball League (GRFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball organisation with clubs in north central Victoria and the western Riverina district of New South Wales. The League formed in 1919 and was known as th ...

. Macorna was a founding member of the

Kerang and District Football League The Golden Rivers Football Netball League (GRFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball organisation with clubs in north central Victoria and the western Riverina district of New South Wales. The League formed in 1919 and was known as the ...

in 1946, which was renamed the Golden Rivers Football League in 1998. Prior to

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the club played in a number of local leagues, including the Tandarra-Macorna Line Football Association, Pyramid Hill Football League, Leagher Football Association, and Northern Districts Football League. The Macorna Pony Club was formed in 2004,

References

External links

Gannawarra Shire Council
- Official Website {{authority control Towns in Victoria (Australia)