Tynong is a town in
Gippsland
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,
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
,
Australia
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, 66 km south-east of
Melbourne's Central Business District
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, located within the
Shire of Cardinia
The Shire of Cardinia is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the south-east of Melbourne between Western Port and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,283 square kilometres, and had a population of ...
local government area
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. Tynong recorded a population of 523 at the
2021 census.
[
Tynong was settled in the early 1880s and the Post Office opened on 1 November 1882.]Gumbuya World
Gumbuya World (formerly Gumbuya Park) is an amusement park in Tynong North, Victoria, near Pakenham, in Victoria, Australia. The park is owned by Jayco, Inc Australia founder and owner Gerry Ryan and Carsales.com owner Wal Pisciotta since Sep ...
, Pakenham Racecourse, Mill Valley Ranch
Mill Valley Ranch is a Christian Youth Camp in Tynong North, South East of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
History
Established by Arthur & Bonnie Bartlett, Joy & Warren Carrol & Eric Watts in 1967, upon the invitation of the Weatherheads, a sa ...
and Tynong railway station
Tynong railway station is located on the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Tynong, and it opened on 12 February 1880.[granodiorite
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Tynong is notable for the <div class=)
quarried from the area for the construction of the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance
The Shrine of Remembrance (commonly referred to as The Shrine) is a war memorial in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road. It was built to honour the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I, but ...
.
See also
* Shire of Pakenham
The Shire of Pakenham was a local government area about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
The Berwick Road District was incorporated on ...
– Tynong was previously within this former local government area.
References
External links
Mill Valley Ranch
Gumbuya Park
Towns in West Gippsland
Shire of Cardinia
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