Mandurang, is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, in the

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n state of Victoria. It grew and developed as a goldfield settlement and logging locality, though today mostly consists of small farms and wineries. Mandurang Primary School was opened in 1877 and closed in 1994. The name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning black cicada. It is south of

Bendigo Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, makin ...

and is reputed by the government mapping agency, to be the

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of Victoria at 36° 51' 15" S, 144° 16' 52" E. Mandurang is adjacent to the

Greater Bendigo National Park The Greater Bendigo National Park is a national park located in the Loddon Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. The national park was created in 2002 from the former Whipstick State Park, Kamarooka State Park, One Tree Hill Regional Park, Man ...

and was in the Victorian

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of Sandhurst, now known as Bendigo East. Marker of the centre of Victoria

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