Glen Echo is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Glen Echo had a population of 49 people.

Geography

The watercourse Munna Creek forms part of the western boundary of the locality. Bauple - Woolooga Road forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality. A section of Glenbar National Park and Miva State Forest 1 are in the north of the locality, with Sugar Loaf Mountain in national park (), rising to above sea level. Miva State Forest 2 is in the west of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation.

History

Glenecho State School opened on 26 July 1932. It closed in 1967. It was on a site at 626 Glen Echo Road (). A bridge crossing Munna Creek was washed away in 1933, and a temporary crossing provided by Councillor Sauer until a new bridge was built. On Saturday 19 January 1935, a new bridge was opened with 300 people present for the event. The bridge was named Sauer's Bridge as a recognition of Councillor W. Sauer's war services and his efforts to have the bridge constructed. The bridge has since been replaced by a cement bridge ().

Demographics

In the , Glen Echo had a population of 31 people. In the , Glen Echo had a population of 49 people.

Education

There are no schools in Glen Echo. The nearest government primary schools are Woolooga State School in neighbouring Woolooga to the south and Theebine State School in

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to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Kilkivan State School (to Year 10) in Kilkivan to the south-west and

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(to Year 12) in

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to the south-east. However, for students living in the north of Glen Echo, James Nash State High School may be too distant for a daily commute; the alternatives are

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and boarding school.

References

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