Strathmerton is a town in
Victoria
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,
Australia
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.
It is located in the
Shire of Moira
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It includes the towns of Cobra ...
local government area
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on the
Murray Valley Highway
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and
Goulburn Valley Highway
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, about west of Cobram. At the , Strathmerton had a population of 1072.
History
Strathmerton Post Office opened on 1 September 1879. In 1888 on the arrival of the railway a Strathmerton Township Post Office opened near the station. In 1891 this was renamed Strathmerton.
The
local railway station was opened on the
railway to Cobram in 1888, with the line to Tocumwal opened in 1905.
The last regular passenger service was in 1993.
Before road changes, Strathmerton was known as the intersection of the Goulburn Valley Highway and the Murray Valley Highway and was the northernmost town directly north of Melbourne still in Victoria.
The Kraft factory in Strathmerton was acquired by Bega Cheese in December 2008 with Bega claiming that production will double in the following five years.
Today
![Strathmerton Public Hall Stevage](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Strathmerton_Public_Hall_Stevage.jpg)
The town is served by the Strathmerton Primary School. Other than a few small businesses, the only industries of note are the large
Bega Cheese
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factory and the Booth Transport Milk Transfer Depot. The surrounding rural area consists of mainly
irrigated
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dairy
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and
fruit
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Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...
farms. There are several beaches and camping spots just to the north of Strathmerton along the
Murray River
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in and adjacent to the
Barmah State Forest.
The local
football
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team,
Strathmerton Football Club
The Strathmerton Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bulldogs'', is an Australian rules football and netball club that was established in 1894 and has been affiliated with the Picola & District Football League since 1994.
The club is based ...
competes in the
Picola & District Football League
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The league covers a large area of northern Victoria, Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales f ...
. The Strathmerton Lawn Bowls Club is a popular social and recreational focal point for locals and visitors.
Golfers play at the course of the Strathmerton Golf Club.
See also
*
Strathmerton railway station
Strathmerton is a closed railway station on the Goulburn Valley railway in the town of Strathmerton, Victoria, Australia. The station opened at the same time as the railway from Shepparton to Cobram on 1 October 1888, with the line to Tocumwa ...
References
External links
Strathmerton Primary SchoolStrathmerton Football Club
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Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Towns in Goulburn Valley
Shire of Moira