Wodonga
(
Waywurru: ''Wordonga'')
is a city on the
Victorian side of the border with
New South Wales
)
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, north-east 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 ...
, Australia. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the
City of Wodonga
The City of Wodonga 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 41,429.
It is primarily urban with the vast ma ...
LGA. Its population is approximately 35,100
and is separated from its twin city in
New South Wales
)
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,
Albury
Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the ...
, by the Murray River. Together,
the two cities form an urban area with an estimated population of 93,603.
[ Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.]
History
Founded as a customs post with its twin city Albury on the other side of the
Murray River
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest r ...
, the town grew subsequent to the opening of the first bridge across the Murray in 1860. Originally named Wodonga, its name was changed to Belvoir then later back to Wodonga.
The Post Office opened 1 June 1856 although known as Belvoir until 26 July 1869.
It had previously been regarded as the smaller, less prosperous cousin of the two. Whilst still somewhat smaller than Albury, economic growth in both areas has ameliorated such distinctions.
The local Indigenous
Waywurru name for the area, "Wordonga", refers to an edible plant or nut found in lagoons.
Geography
Climate
The city gets around 125.1 clear days annually, largely in summer and autumn. Winters are cloudy and damp.
Government and politics
![WodongaCouncilOffices](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/WodongaCouncilOffices.JPG)
Wodonga is in the
federal
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General
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Division of Indi
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. The current representative for the
Division of Indi
The Division of Indi (pronounced ) is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division is located in the north-east of the state, adjoining the border with New South Wales. The largest settlements in the division are the ...
is independent member
Helen Haines
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Early life and education
Haines grew up on a dairy farm in Colac in ...
.
Wodonga is in the
Victorian Electoral district of Benambra
The electoral district of Benambra is one of the electoral districts of Victoria, Australia, for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of in north-eastern Victoria. The largest settlement is the city of Wodonga. Benambra also i ...
.
Bill Tilley
William John Tilley (born 29 March 1963) is the Liberal Party member for the seat of Benambra in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was elected at the 2006 Victorian state election, beating Labor candidate and Wodonga mayor Lisa Mahood a ...
of the
Liberal Party
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has represented the
electoral district of Benambra
The electoral district of Benambra is one of the electoral districts of Victoria, Australia, for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of in north-eastern Victoria. The largest settlement is the city of Wodonga. Benambra also i ...
since the
2006 Victorian state election
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.
Culture
Much of the arts and theatrical activity in the region is conducted in a cross-border fashion; for instance
HotHouse Theatre
HotHouse Theatre is a professional theatre company based in Albury–Wodonga on the border of New South Wales and Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Co ...
is located almost equidistant from the Wodonga and Albury city centres.
Wodonga is served by the Apex Club of Wodonga, the Wodonga Lions Club and two Rotary clubs – Belvoir Wodonga and Wodonga. Community Service is important to the Wodonga Community and activities such as the cities Australia Day Celebrations, Christmas Carols and the display of Santa's throughout the City over the festive season would not be possible without community service clubs. Recently Apexian Dean Freeman was awarded National Apexian of the Year for community service efforts throughout the area and overseas.
Popular culture
Leonard Hubbard recorded the song ''Wodonga'' in 1924.
The World's Biggest Rolling Pin (listed in the
Guinness Book of World Records
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) is located in Wodonga, atop "Henri's Bakery".
Sports
Like much of country Victoria, Wodonga has a large and valued sporting culture. There are many sporting grounds in, and around, the area, and they are often frequented by the public in a social manner, when not being used for organised sport.
There are three
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
clubs in Wodonga, the
Wodonga Football Club
The Wodonga Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bulldogs'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of Wodonga, Victoria (Australia), Victoria.
History
Wodonga's first recorded match was against the Albury Footb ...
, the
Wodonga Raiders Football Club
The Wodonga Raiders Football & Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of Wodonga. The Raiders' football and netball squads currently compete in the Ovens & Murray Football League. The origins of the cl ...
and the
Wodonga Saints Football Club
The Wodonga Saints Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club playing their home games at Martin Park in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia.
Originally established as the Bethanga Football Club in 1907, with the club was b ...
. Wodonga and Wodonga Raiders 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 are ...
, while the Wodonga Saints compete in the
Tallangatta & District Football League
The Tallangatta and District Football League (TDFL) is an Australian rules football competition in north-east Victoria and the southern border area of Riverina region of the New South Wales. The clubs compete across four competitions, two of ...
. There are many other sporting clubs in the region.
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The club was formed in late 1996 via a merger of the Melbourne-based 1883 foundation VFL c ...
dual-premiership player
Daniel Bradshaw
Daniel Mark Bradshaw (born 21 November 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears, Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Bradshaw is best known as being a dual premiership ...
and celebrated St. Kilda forward
Fraser Gehrig
Fraser Gehrig (born 3 March 1976) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) .
Gehrig was a versatile player during his AFL career, begi ...
are originally from Wodonga.
Wodonga is also home to a number of cricket clubs which compete in the Cricket Albury Wodonga (CAW) competition. These include the Belvoir Eagles, Wodonga Bulldogs and Wodonga Raiders.
Cyclists are catered for by the Albury Wodonga Cycling Club.
The Albury Wodonga Cycling Club holds club races most weekends, is part of the Riverina Interclub and hosts the annual
John Woodman Memorial Wagga to Albury Cycling Classic.
Golfers play the course at SS&A Wodonga on Parkers Road.
Wodonga has two
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
clubs called the Wodonga Wombats and Bonegilla Gorillas that play in the
Murray Cup
The Murray Cup is a rugby union club knockout competition which takes places in KwaZulu-Natal, and is affiliated with the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union (KZNRU).
History
The Murray Cup was founded in 1890, and is named after Sir TK Murray. Murray wa ...
. Former clubs include the Wodonga Storm and Wodonga Bears, both of whom were involved in
Victorian Rugby League
NRL Victoria (abbreviated as NRLVic, and formerly the Victorian Rugby League) is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria is an Affiliated State of the overall Australian governing body t ...
competitions.
Australian Socceroos
Archie Thompson
Archie Gerald Thompson (born 23 October 1978) is an Australian former professional association football, footballer. He also is serving as a club ambassador for Melbourne Victory FC.
Born in New Zealand, Thompson played youth football at the N ...
and
Joshua Kennedy
Joshua Blake Kennedy (born 20 August 1982) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a striker for the Australia national soccer team.
Kennedy is known by Australian fans as "Jesus" due to his apparent resemblance to tradi ...
played for soccer team Twin City Wanderers as children. Wodonga Diamonds Football Club and Wodonga Heart Football Club are two other soccer clubs based in Wodonga. All three clubs compete in the
Albury Wodonga Football Association
Albury Wodonga Football Association is a soccer league encompassing much of North East Victoria & the Southern Riverina. The association's headquarters and half of the clubs are based in the City Of Albury (New South Wales), and are affiliated ...
, in which Wodonga Diamonds helped establish and is historically the most dominant club. In early 2014, a new club representing the region and playing its games in Wodonga was founded as
Murray United F.C. Murray United's senior structure has since ceased to exists, and now the club only fields junior teams throughout various tiers of Junior NPL.
Wodonga's Tennis Centre is the largest inland tennis complex in Australia and incorporates not only tennis but also croquet and lawn bowls. The centre has 32 natural grass courts, 8 synthetic grass courts with lights for night use, and 10 plexicushion courts with lights for night use.
Wodonga has a
horse racing club, the Wodonga & District Turf Club, which schedules around seven race meetings a year including the Wodonga Cup meeting in November.
Wodonga also has a BMX club, which is situated in a complex near the home ground of local AFL team, Wodonga Raiders.
Wodonga has a radio-controlled car site with both on-road and off-road tracks on the Lincoln Causeway.
Economy and infrastructure
Industry
Major secondary industries based in Wodonga include a logistics distributions hub (LOGIC), a large cattle market, a pet food factory (
Mars Petcare
Mars, Incorporated is an American multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and a provider of animal care services, with US$40 billion in annual sales in 2021.
Mars was ranked as the fourth-largest priva ...
), a can factory (Visy), a cardboard box factory (Visy Board), a hydraulic hose manufacturer (
Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin Corporation, originally Parker Appliance Company, usually referred to as just Parker, is an American corporation specializing in motion and control technologies. Its corporate headquarters are in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, in Greater ...
), an abattoir, a foundry (
Bradken), a polypropylene film manufacturer (Taghleef Industries (formerly Shorko) a concrete pipe & pole manufacturer (Rocla) and a transformer manufacturer (
Wilson Transformer Company
Jack Wilson (1905–1972) was an Australian engineer. The company he founded, Wilson Transformers, continues to manufacture electrical transformers in Australia.
Early life
Wilson was born on 16 May 1905 at Batley, Yorkshire in England. After s ...
) as well as a variety of other smaller enterprises. It also serves as a central point for the delivery of government services to the surrounding region.
It houses the Australian corporate headquarters for
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury (planet), Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Mars (mythology), Roman god of war. Mars is a terr ...
. Wodonga is the site of an
Australian Army
The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (Austral ...
logistics base and a training centre for Army technical apprentices, the
Army Logistic Training Centre
The Army Logistic Training Centre (ALTC) is an Australian Army training establishment that is part of Forces Command. Established on 1 December 1995, through the amalgamation of nine separate logistic, health and personnel services schools and t ...
, which is based at
Latchford Barracks
Latchford Barracks is an Australian Army base in the suburb of Bonegilla, located about to the east of Wodonga, Victoria. It is named after Colonel E.W. Latchford, MBE, MC (1889–1962). The barracks is host to the Army Logistic Training Cent ...
and
Gaza Ridge Barracks
Gaza Ridge Barracks is an Australian Army base in Bandiana, located about to the east of Wodonga
Wodonga
( Waywurru: ''Wordonga'') is a city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. It ...
. It is also the home of a campus of
La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria an ...
and Wodonga Institute of TAFE.
Several experiments in cross-border governance in an attempt to bring the cities of Albury and Wodonga together have been tried. (See
Albury–Wodonga
Albury–Wodonga is the broad settlement incorporating the twin Australian cities of Albury and Wodonga, which are separated geographically by the Murray River and politically by a state border: Albury on the north of the river is part of New So ...
for details.)
v2food
v2food is an Australia-based producer of plant-based meat substitutes. It is a partnership between Jack Cowin's Competitive Foods Australia and CSIRO's investment fund Main Sequence Ventures. The company produces plant-based meat alternative produ ...
is set to open a manufacturing plant, the will use locally-grown ingredients, in Wodonga in the second quarter of 2020.
Media
Print
A daily tabloid owned by
Australian Community Media
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, the ''
Border Mail
''The Border Mail'' is a daily newspaper and online news brand published in Albury-Wodonga, Australia, serving the twin cities and the surrounding region. It was originally published as ''The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times'' and later a ...
'', is printed in Wodonga. The Border Mail has offices in both Albury and Wodonga.
Television
Wodonga is part of the Albury-Wodonga/Murray/North-East Victoria television market and has access to all major TV networks. Channels available include
Prime7
Prime7, formerly Prime Television and other names, was an Australian television network. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as '' CBN-8'' in Orange, and later expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capi ...
(part of the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
),
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single television station covering the Wollongong region. The WIN Netwo ...
(part of
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...
),
Southern Cross 10
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(part of the
Network 10
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), as well as the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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(ABC) and the
Special Broadcasting Service
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, more commonly known as SBS. Several of these networks also offer additional digital-only channels, including
ABC TV Plus
ABC TV Plus (formerly ABC2 and ABC Comedy) is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and part of its ABC Television network. The channel broadcasts a range of general entertainment pr ...
,
ABC Me
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Hist ...
,
ABC News
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,
SBS Viceland
SBS Viceland (stylised as SBS VICELAND) is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned by the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). It began as SBS TWO on 1 June 2009, and was branded as SBS 2 between 2013 and 2016. On 8 April 2017, SBS ...
,
7two,
7mate
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,
10 Bold
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,
10 Peach
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,
9Gem
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History
Nine N ...
and
9Go!
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.
Two television news bulletins featuring local content are offered in Albury-Wodonga and the surrounding region.
Prime7
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broadcasts its bulletin live at 6.00pm from studios in
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
.
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single television station covering the Wollongong region. The WIN Netwo ...
's bulletin is produced in Ballarat but features Albury-Wodonga region based content, and airs on delay at 6.30pm. Southern Cross Ten also provides short local news updates which are produced in Shepparton, Victoria, however, these do not feature significant local content from the Albury-Wodonga region.
Radio
There are three commercial radio stations broadcasting into Wodonga that are based over the border in Albury, namely
1494 2AY,
Triple M The Border
Triple M The Border (official List of radio station callsigns in New South Wales, callsign: 2BDR) is a commercial radio station owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo as part of the Triple M (radio network), Triple M network. The station ...
FM 105.7, and
Hit104.9 The Border
hit104.9 The Border (ACMA callsign: 2AAY) is an Australian radio station owned by Southern Cross Media. The station is based in Albury, New South Wales, Albury New South Wales. Some programs based in Albury are simulcast to other Hit Network re ...
. Notably, Hit FM south eastern network is programmed out of the Albury/Wodonga Hub, going to centres around
New South Wales
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, Victoria,
Tasmania
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, subdi ...
and into
South Australia
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. Broadcast out of the same building as Triple M The Border, which is also networked to local stations around New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
Albury/Wodonga is one radio market, thus advertisements are directed to both sides of the border. The Albury/Wodonga market underwent significant change in 2005 when
Macquarie Southern Cross Media
Southern Cross Media Group Limited, Trade name, doing business as Southern Cross Austereo, is an Australian media company which operates broadcast radio and Terrestrial television, television stations. It is the largest radio broadcaster in A ...
bought 105.7 The River from
RG Capital
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, and 2AY and Star FM from the
DMG Radio Australia
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NOVA Entertainment is owned by Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria Pty Lt ...
. Due to cross-media ownership laws preventing the ownership of more than two stations in one market, Macquarie was required to sell one of these stations and in September 2005 sold 2AY to the
Ace Radio
Ace Radio Broadcasters is an Australian media company. Formed in 1984, it operates 21 commercial radio stations in Victoria and southern New South Wales, as well as the digital marketing agency Ace Digital and ''The Weekly Advertiser'', a free ...
network. 2AY takes its night time programming from
Nine Radio
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. Commercial radio stations from Wangaratta (3NE, Edge FM) can also be received in most parts of Wodonga.
The
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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produces breakfast and morning radio programs through its local radio network, from the studios of
ABC Goulburn Murray
ABC Goulburn Murray (call sign: 3MRR) is an ABC Local Radio station based in Wodonga, Victoria, broadcasting to North East Victoria and Southern New South Wales. First aired on 16 December 1931 as 2CO from studios in Albury, New South Wales, in ...
located in Wodonga on 106.5FM. The rest of its content is delivered from
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 ...
. The ABC also deliver
Radio National
Radio National, known on-air as RN, is an Australia-wide public service broadcasting radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). From 1947 until 1985, the network was known as ABC Radio 2.
History
1937: Predecessors an ...
on 990 AM,
ABC Classic
ABC Classic, formerly ABC-FM (also ABC Fine Music), and then ABC Classic FM, is an Australian classical music radio station available in Australia and internationally. Its website features classical music news, features and listening guides. I ...
on 104.1 FM,
ABC NewsRadio
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on 100.9 FM and
Triple J
Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Australia, radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greate ...
on 103.3 FM.
There is also a community radio station known as 2REM 107.3 FM. The Albury-Wodonga Community Radio station plays a large number of speciality programs including those for the retiree, ethnic and aboriginal communities throughout the day and a range of musical styles including underground and independent artists from 8:00pm onwards.
In addition, the area is serviced by a
Radio for the Print Handicapped station, 2APH, on 101.7 FM. Other stations include the Albury-Wodonga Christian Broadcasters' 98.5 The Light, and the dance formatted narrowcaster RawFM on 87.6 FM.
Transport
Wodonga railway station
Wodonga railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Wodonga, and it opened on 25 June 2011.[North East railway line
The North East railway line is a railway line in Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Albury railway station in the border settlement of Albury–Wodonga to Southern Cross railway station on the western edge of the Melbourne central busines ...](_ ...<br></span></div> lies on the <div class=)
. A new line was officially opened in late 2010 bypassing the Wodonga CBD, for which the town held a celebratory day for the last commercial passenger train to pass through the town centre. This line took the rail network away from the centre of town (and removed the level crossing), and instead a new station was built and the rail is now on a bridge over to
Albury
Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the ...
.
Wodonga is on the junction of the
Hume Highway
Hume Highway, inclusive of the sections now known as Hume Freeway and Hume Motorway, is one of Australia's major inter-city national highways, running for between Melbourne in the southwest and Sydney in the northeast. Upgrading of the route ...
(the main route from Melbourne to Sydney) and the
Murray Valley Highway
Murray Valley Highway is a state highway located in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia. The popular tourist route mostly follows the southern bank of the Murray River and effectively acts as the northernmost highway in Victoria. For all b ...
(which follows the southern bank of the
Murray River
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest r ...
).
Local public transport is provided by
Dysons
Dysons is a bus and coach operator in Victoria, Australia.
History
Dysons was founded in June 1952 when Laurie Dyson purchased the business of Ned Gastin with route 46A Regent station to Janefield Hospital. Over the years a number of route ...
(which took over Mylon Motorways) who run buses on a number of routes both within Wodonga and to Albury. Bus services are generally quite infrequent and public transport use in Wodonga is very low. There are also long-distance bus services to the capitals.
There is a comprehensive network of bicycle paths in Wodonga, including one across the Lincoln Causeway to Albury.
Albury Airport, which provides scheduled commuter flights to Melbourne and Sydney, is a short drive from Wodonga.
Education
From 2006, the three government high schools have merged to form a senior college for Years 10, 11 and 12, known as
Wodonga Senior Secondary College
Wodonga Senior Secondary College is a public school in Wodonga, Victoria. It was formed in 2005-2006 when the three public schools in Wodonga; Wodonga High School, Wodonga West Secondary College, and Mitchell Secondary College merged and p ...
, and a school for Years 7, 8 and 9, known as
Wodonga Middle Years College
Wodonga Middle Years College is a public school in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia. It is a single college consisting of two campuses, Felltimber and Huon, based on the grounds and facilities of the former Wodonga West Secondary College and Mitchel ...
, on two campuses; Felltimber and Huon Campus. The former 3 public high schools in Wodonga were
Wodonga High School
Wodonga High School was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7−12 in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1955, and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005 under principal, Peter McLean.
In 2005−2006 it formally me ...
,
Mitchell Secondary College
Mitchell Secondary College was one of three public secondary schools educating years 7–12 in Wodonga, Victoria. It specialized in educating students from multicultural diversities from all over Australia. The school provided students with tailor ...
and
Wodonga West Secondary College
Wodonga West Secondary was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7-12 in Wodonga, Victoria. In 2006 it formally merged and pooled resources with the other two public secondary schools in Wodonga, Wodonga High School and Mitchell ...
. Wodonga High School celebrated its 50th birthday in 2005.
Private schools in Wodonga include:
Catholic College Wodonga, Trinity Anglican College, Victory Lutheran College, Mount Carmel Christian School, St Augustines Primary School, St Monicas Primary School and St Francis of Assisi Primary School (formerly Frayne College).
Higher education is locally served by the Wodonga Institute of TAFE and
La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria an ...
. The regional
Albury-Wodonga campus of La Trobe University was established in 1991 and provides courses in education, health sciences, biology, and business. The Albury-based campuses of
Charles Stuart University
Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus public university located in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. Established in 1989, it was named in honour of Captain Charles Napier Sturt, a British explorer wh ...
,
TAFE NSW and the
UNSW
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...
Rural Clinical School of Medicine are also closely located to Wodonga.
Wodonga is also home to the
Flying Fruit Fly Circus School, the educational arm of
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus is Australia's national youth circus, and the only full-time circus school for young people in Australia.
History
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus was one of the productions of the Murray River Performing Group, initiall ...
, that provides educational services with an emphasis on the
performing arts
The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...
and contemporary
circus
A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclist ...
training. In 2003 a devastating fire destroyed the school's facilities at, then
Wodonga High School
Wodonga High School was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7−12 in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1955, and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005 under principal, Peter McLean.
In 2005−2006 it formally me ...
, and the school relocated to
Wodonga West Secondary College
Wodonga West Secondary was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7-12 in Wodonga, Victoria. In 2006 it formally merged and pooled resources with the other two public secondary schools in Wodonga, Wodonga High School and Mitchell ...
(now
Wodonga Middle Years College
Wodonga Middle Years College is a public school in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia. It is a single college consisting of two campuses, Felltimber and Huon, based on the grounds and facilities of the former Wodonga West Secondary College and Mitchel ...
Felltimber Campus).
References
External links
City of Wodonga Council HomepageVideo - Wodonga: Alive with possibilitiesVideo - Culture Victoria: The Saleyards Made WodongaVideo - Culture Victoria: The Icon of Wodonga (Wodonga Water Tower)Video - Homefront stories: Memories of Wodonga during World War 1
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Cities in Victoria (Australia)
Towns in Upper Hume
City of Wodonga
Populated places on the Murray River