Barwidgee (formerly known as Barwidgee Creek) is a locality in northeast

Victoria, Australia Victoria, commonly abbreviated as Vic, is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state (after Tasmania), with a land area of ; the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales), with a population of over 7 million; ...

. The nearest town to Barwidgee is

Myrtleford Myrtleford is a town in northeast Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 282 km (175 miles) northeast of Melbourne and 47 km (29 miles) southeast of Wangaratta. Myrtleford is part of the Alpine Shire local government area and in 20 ...

about 5.44 km away. Barwidgee is within

Alpine Shire The Shire of Alpine 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 August 2021 had a population of 13,235. It includes the towns of Bright, Dinne ...

. ''Barwidgee Creek'' Post Office opened on 1 March 1912 and closed in 1957. Barwidgee was affected by the Black Saturday bushfires, with some deaths in the region and many homes lost.

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Towns in Victoria (state) Alpine Shire {{Hume-geo-stub