Myrtleford is a town in northeast
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
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,
Australia, 280 km (170 miles) northeast 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 46 km (29 miles) southeast of
Wangaratta
Wangaratta ( ) is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, from Melbourne along the Hume Highway. The city had an estimated urban population of 19,318 at June 2018. Wangaratta has recorded a population growth rate of almost 1% annually ...
. Myrtleford is part of the
Alpine Shire
The Alpine Shire is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in 2022 had a population of 13,235.
It includes the towns of Bright, Dinner Plain, Moun ...
local government area and in 2016 the town had a population of 3,193.
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History
The post office opened on 26 July 1858 as Myrtle Creek and was renamed Myrtleford in 1871.Great Alpine Road
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Sports
Myrtleford Football Club
The Myrtleford Alpine Saints Football Netball Club, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Myrtleford, in north east Victoria on the Ovens River. The football and netball squads play in the Ovens & Murray Footbal ...
compete in the Ovens & Murray Football League
The Ovens and Murray Football Netball League (O&MFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing ten clubs based in north-eastern Victoria, the southern Riverina region of New South Wales and the Ovens and Murray ar ...
.soccer club
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who compete in the Albury Wodonga Football Association
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. They are based at Savoy Park.
Features
The rich soil of the region is known for its fresh local produce including vegetables, berries, nuts and olives. Myrtleford is also quite famous for its vineyards spread across the Alpine Valleys wine region which includes production of Italian Michelini Wines and Gapsted Wines. The area has abundant greenery in the form of parks such as the Jubilee Park and Rotary Park.
Climate
Myrtleford has a temperate climate
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with more rain in winter than in summer and a high diurnal range throughout the year. Under the Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
, the town has an oceanic climate (''Cfb'').
Notable residents
* Gary Ablett Snr
Gary Ablett Sr. (born 1 October 1961), is a former professional Australian rules footballer who represented and in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "God", Ablett is widely regarded as one of Australian football's greatest pla ...
, Australian Rules footballer.
* Cris Bonacci
Cristina "Cris" Bonacci (born 15 October 1964) is an Australian-born producer, songwriter, and musician. She was the lead guitarist in the British heavy metal band Girlschool (1984 to 1992, 2004) and has also provided session guitar work for ot ...
, Musician, Producer
* Merv Hughes, Australian Cricketer.
* Sam Kekovich
Sam Kekovich (born 11 March 1950) is an Australian media personality, sports commentator, Australian 'Lambassador' and former Australian rules football player.
He is well known for his controversial behaviour, both on and off the field, and mo ...
, Australian Rules footballer.
* Alby Lowerson
Albert David "Alby" Lowerson, VC (2 August 1896 – 15 December 1945) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Ea ...
, WWI Victoria Cross recipient.
* Steve Mautone, retired professional football association goalkeeper.
* Chloe McConville
Chloe McConville (born 1 October 1987) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. She rides for the Orica–AIS team. Before becoming a cyclist, McConville was a cross-country skier, racing for the Australian national team from 2002 to 2009, ...
, Australian racing cyclist and former cross-country skier.Malcolm Milne
Malcolm Milne (born 9 November 1948) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Australia. Some sources give his birth date as 5 November 1948.
Born Beechworth, Victoria, and raised on the family tobacco farm in Myrtleford, Milne competed ...
, olympic skier.
* Ross Milne, olympic skier.
* Guy Rigoni
Guy Damien Rigoni (born 27 July 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Rigoni was initially drafted by Hawthorn in 1993 and spend 2 seasons in their reserve side, despit ...
, Australian Rules footballer.
* Jack Crisp
Jack Crisp (born 2 October 1993) is a professional Australian rules football player, currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Brisbane Lions from 2012 to 2014.
...
, Australian rules footballer
References
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Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Towns in Central Hume
Alpine Shire