Bandiana is a Suburb of the

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in northeast

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History

Bandiana takes its name from the early name for the area, probably from a First Nations toponym. The hill now known as Bears Hill appears as Bandiana Range in early maps and the Street family selected the property Bandiana Park in the late 1800s. The

Australian Defence Force The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the Armed forces, military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia and its national interests. It consists of three branches: the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army and the Royal Aus ...

has had a logistics and maintenance base in the area since 1942 and there was once a rail line and station servicing the area. Bandiana Military Post Office opened on 28 September 1942 and the region is still a major

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logistics facility.

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 615 people in Bandiana. 86.4% of people were born in Australia and 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 22.5%. Of the employed people in Bandiana, 56.8% worked in Defence.

Sport & Recreation

There was once an active 18 hole golf course at the Bandiana Army Golf Club on Donegan Road, but as of 2024, it is now closed. ;Bandiana Football Association: 1945 to ;Bandiana Football Club The Bandiana Football Club was established in 1940 and played in several different football leagues during it time between 1940 and 1973. *Football Timeline **1940 **1947 - 1951:

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**1952 -

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**1953 - 1956:

**1957 - ? **1958 - 1963:

**1964 - ? **1965 - 1972:

**1973: Club ceased playing official competition football. ;Base Workshops Football Club (Bandiana Army) Played in the

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in 1951. They then joined the

in 1952. ;Royal Australian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers FC The RAEME FC were a football club solely made up of service men from the Military Area of Bandiana, that played in the

in 1953 and 1954. RAEME FC finished 10th (last) in 1953 and in 1954, the RAEME FC unfortunately did not finish off the season, after withdrawing from the competition after round nine, after losing all nine games. RAEME FC player Percy Appleyard won the

best and fairest award, the J A Paton Trophy in 1953.

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1943 - Bandiana SRD FC team photo1943 - Bandiana BOD FC team photo1944 - Bandiana Vehicle Park FC & Bandiana 1BOD FC team photos1950 - Bandiana FC team photo
Towns in Victoria (state) City of Wodonga {{Hume-geo-stub

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