Nandaly is a town in

the Mallee The Mallee is a sub-region of Loddon Mallee covering the most north-westerly part of Victoria, Australia and is bounded by the South Australian and New South Wales borders. Definitions of the south-eastern boundary vary, however, all are ba ...

region of

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. The town is located north-west of the state capital,

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on the

Calder Highway Calder Highway is a rural highway in Australia, linking Mildura and the Victoria/New South Wales border to Bendigo, in North Central Victoria. South of Bendigo, where the former highway has been upgraded to freeway-standard, Calder Freeway li ...

in the

Shire of Buloke The Shire of Buloke is a Local Government Areas of Victoria, local government area in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and, in August 2021, had a population of 6,201. It i ...

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. At the , Nandaly had a population of 30.

History

The Post Office opened on 2 November 1914 when a community developed on the arrival of the

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

. It later closed, along with the town's General Store. The Public School has also closed since the turn of the century. Much of the downturn follows the diversion of traffic around Nandaly following the highway being re-routed, A-road to B-road type of change.Face-to-face conversation with one of the 30~ in Nandaly's population - Alan - about the town's status quo and past. Nandaly Hotel's owner died however the community banded together, forming a co-operative by membership to purchase the pub and license, donating labour to rehabilitate the venue and re-open it in 2022. Membership, when it was available during fundraising, was available from $250 upwards, with some local farmers donating $5,000 to $10,000. The town received grant funding from the LGA enabling them to install 2 powered and watered caravan/camping sites, along with disabled toilet/shower amenities in early 2022. With its neighbouring township

Sea Lake Sea Lake is a town in the Mallee district of north-west Victoria, Australia and is situated on the southern shores of Lake Tyrrell. The town is located on the Calder Highway, north-west of Melbourne, and west of Swan Hill. Sea Lake is in th ...

, Nandaly has a

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team (Sea Lake-Nandaly) competing in the

North Central Football League The North Central Football League is an Australian rules football league based in North Central Victoria, Australia. History At a Delegate's meeting in April 1930 of the North Central District Football League, the following club's had withdr ...

. Golfers play at the course of the Nandaly Golf Club on Messinnes Street.

References

Towns in Victoria (state) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub