Euroa is a town in the Shire of Strathbogie in the north-east of Victoria, Australia. At the 2016

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...

, Euroa's population was 3,275. The name Euroa comes from an Aboriginal word in the old local dialect meaning 'joyful'.

History

Major T.L. Mitchell camped on the banks of the Seven Creeks at Euroa during his 1836 "

Australia Felix Australia Felix (Latin for "fortunate Australia" or "happy Australia") was an early name given by Thomas Mitchell to lush pasture in parts of western Victoria he explored in 1836 on his third expedition. On this expedition Mitchell was instruct ...

" expedition. The Post Office opened on 1 January 1854 in the old town, as the township was settled. Euroa's claim to fame is that the National Bank was robbed by

Ned Kelly Edward Kelly (December 1854 – 11 November 1880) was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police-murderer. One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout wi ...

in 1878. Much of the region's wealth once came from

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but now it comes from horse studs. The Euroa Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1990.

Heritage sites

Euroa contains a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 1 Binney Street: National Bank of Australasia Building * 90 Binney Street: Euroa Post Office * 99 Binney Street: Euroa Court House

Facilities

Euroa is roughly midway between

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and

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 ...

. The area is geographically very flat, as the town is located in the huge

Goulburn Valley The Goulburn Valley is a sub-region, part of the Hume region of the Australian state of Victoria. The sub-region consists of those areas in the catchment of the Goulburn River and other nearby streams, and is part of the Murray-Darling Basin. ...

, however the Strathbogie Ranges are not far away. Euroa also has a range of accommodation options such as th
Euroa Motor Inn
Castle Creek Motor Inn, Jolly Swagman Motor Inn an
Accommodation Euroa
The town is home to the Shire of Strathbogie headquarters. The shire was established as part of the conservative Kennett government mass rationalisation across Victoria in the 1990s. Shire of Strathbogie incorporates the former Shires of Euroa, Violet Town, and Goulburn. The town was bypassed by a deviation 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 ...

that was constructed around 1992. The town is located on the main North East railway, and is served by

V/Line V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger train and coach services in Victoria, Australia. It provides passenger train services on five commuter lines and eight long-distance routes from its major hub at Southern Cross ...

passenger services from Euroa station.

Schools

St John's Primary School

St John's is Euroa's only Catholic primary school and has served the Euroa community since 1921. The school has an approximate enrolment of 180 students and, from its founding until 2002, the school was run by the Sisters of Mercy. The current principal is Libby Hamilton.

Euroa Primary School

Euroa Primary School (School Number: 1706) is the town's only government-run primary school.Schools Online - Details
/ref> Euroa Primary School No:1706 is located in picturesque central Victoria, Australia, and has an enrolment of 180 students. There is a mixture of historical, refurbished, and modern open plan buildings, with extensive playgrounds and an oval.

Euroa Secondary College

Euroa Secondary College (School Number: 7820) is the only secondary school in the Shire of Strathbogie and, in 2007, had an enrolment of 371 students. These students come from the surrounding area including Nagambie, Avenel, Longwood, Ruffy and

Violet Town Violet Town is a town in northeastern Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Strathbogie local government area, northeast of the state capital, Melbourne on the Hume Highway. At the , Violet Town and district (Honeysuckle Ward) had ...

.Euroa Secondary College
/ref> The current principal is Ms Leanne Whinfield

Sport

The town has an Australian rules football team, the " Euroa Magpies", competing in the

Goulburn Valley Football League The Goulburn Valley Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. It is a member of the Victorian Country Football League and has won the Victorian ...

. In June 1952, during the

1952 VFL season The 1952 VFL season was the 56th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 19 April until 27 September, and comprised a ...

, a senior

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ...

(VFL) game was played at Euroa Oval. The match was organised as part of an effort by the

Australian National Football Council The Australian National Football Council (ANFC) was the national governing body for Australian rules football in Australia from 1906 until 1995. The council was a body of delegates representing each of the principal leagues which controlled the ...

(ANFC) to promote the sport, and the other matches in the round were played in

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, Hobart, Sydney, and

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(all non-standard venues). The match in Euroa drew a crowd estimated at 7,500 people.Euroa - All Games
AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 December 2016. Golfers play at the course of the Euroa Golf Club on Walters Road.

Notable people

Gallery

Image:EuroaBuilding.JPG, Euroa Butter Factory Image:EuroaPostOffice.JPG, Euroa Post Office Image:Seven_Creeks_Park_Euroa.jpg, Seven Creeks Park Image:Seven_Creeks_Park_-_Euroa_Victoria_Australia.jpg , Seven Creeks Park Euroa Image:Hume_%26_Hovell_Monument_Euroa.jpg, Hume and Hovell Monument Image:VC_Memorial_Park_Euroa_-_Statues_-_Anzac_Memorial_(Maygar,_Tubb,_Burton).jpg, VC Memorial Park Euroa Image:EuroaBinneyStreet.JPG, Binney Street

References

External links

Community website
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