Thoona is a town in north-eastern
Victoria
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, Australia. The town is in the
Rural City of Benalla
The Rural City of Benalla 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 June 2018, had a population of 14,024.
It includes the towns of Baddagin ...
local government area, north east of the state capital
Melbourne
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. At the , Thoona and the surrounding area had a population of 474 dropping to just 127 ten years later.
Thoona Post Office opened on 18 August 1882.
Thoona Primary School closed in 2015.
The town itself is located on the edge of a small hill and the word Thoona is Aboriginal for “small hill”, also. The
Warby Ranges are around east. Thoona was home to the first co-operative butter factory in north-east Victoria. In March each year Thoona hosts the Victorian
Wheelie Bin
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championships. A documentary on the event was made in 2001.
References
External links
Thoona Primary School- Official website
Towns in Victoria (state)
Rural City of Benalla
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