Carina is a
locality in the
Rural City of Mildura
The Rural City of Mildura is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of being the largest LGA in the state. In ...
in
Victoria, Australia. It is situated in the
Sunraysia
Sunraysia is a region located in northwestern Victoria and southwestern New South Wales in Australia. The region is renowned for its sunshine, intensive horticulture including grapes and oranges. Its main centre is Mildura, Victoria.
The are ...
region on the
Mallee Highway and
Pinnaroo railway line. It is situated about 10 kilometres east from
Panitya and 14 kilometres west from
Murrayville.
Carina Post Office opened on 17 June 1923 and closed in 1949.
The area of the locality contains a number of smaller areas such as
Mulcra which had a post office open from 1910 until 1968 and Boltons Bore.
Carina West is home to the
Select Harvests Almond
The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', Synonym (taxonomy)#Botany, syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree from the genus ''Prunus''. Along with the peach, it is classified in the subgenus ''Amygdalus'', distinguished from the other subgenera ...
processing plant commissioned in 2008.
Notes and references
Towns in Victoria (state)
Mallee (Victoria)
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