Tangambalanga ( ), or Tangam for short, is a town in north-eastern
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; ...
. It is approximately south-east of the regional centre of
Wodonga
Wodonga (pronounced ; ) is a city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the twin city of Albury-Wodonga and is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga L ...
, in the
Kiewa Valley, and from the
Hume Weir
Hume Dam, formerly the Hume Weir, is a major dam across the Murray River downstream of its junction with the Mitta River in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, hydro-power, irrigation ...
. The residential district located near the intersection with the
Kiewa Valley Highway is known as "Kiewa", with Tangambalanga proper beginning on the other side of the small valley flood plain. At the , Tangambalanga had a population of 439.
The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word for the white clawed lobster,
Murray crayfish. The Town was the site for an
Aboriginal reserve
An Aboriginal reserve, also called simply reserve, was a government-sanctioned settlement for Aboriginal Australians, created under various state and federal legislation. Along with missions and other institutions, they were used from the 19th ...
, gazetted as such in 1862, with local landowner, Thomas Mitchell, acting as the local "
Protector of Aborigines
The Australian colonies in the nineteenth century created offices involved in managing the affairs of Indigenous people in their jurisdictions.
The role of Protector of Aborigines was first established in South Australia in 1836. The role beca ...
".
The Post Office opened on 1 December 1911.
Situated in a valley, the town exists around the dairy and cheese factory of the
Murray Goulburn Co-operative, which processes milk for the fresh milk market, as well as butter and cheese.
The town also contains a child care centre, kindergarten, swimming pool, football and cricket fields, vet clinic, mechanic, the Kiewa Valley Primary School, two general stores, a pharmacy and a
pub. Most shopping is done in
Albury-Wodonga, and many residents commute to the larger centre for work.
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Towns in Victoria (state)
Shire of Indigo
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