Walwa (; Aboriginal for "a place of waters"), is a town in the

Shire of Towong The Shire of Towong is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area in the Hume (region), Hume region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in August 20 ...

in north east

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, Australia. The town is located 1 kilometre from the

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on the former Murray Valley highway between

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and

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. At the , the Walwa population had declined to just 177 having been 268 just ten years earlier. Across the river on the

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side are the nearby towns of Jingellic and

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History

A Post Office first opened on 1 March 1861 and closed in 1865. A Post Office again opened on 1 December 1885, although known as Walwa Creek from 1886 until 1905. Currently, the Walwa Post Office is owned and operated by Belinda Mann, and services the areas of Walwa, Burrowye, Guys Forrest and Sandy Creek. The First Nations owners of this Country are the "Dhudhuroa" speaking people, whose language was spoken in the Murray River Valley from Albury to around Welaregang and Corryong, and inland along the lower Mitta Mitta River, Tallangatta Creek and parts of the Kiewa Valley. Walwa Hotel was first built in the 1870s. The original timber hotel was burnt down in the 1930s and rebuilt from locally made bricks.. The "Old Brick Kiln" remains can still be seen on the Eastern side of the township. The remnants of the Tin Mines are evident on the Western side of Walwa. Walwa also had a Butter Factory but closed in the 1970s. There was a large dairy industry in the district.

Attractions

Pine Mountain a few kilometers out of Walwa, located in the Burrowa-Pine Mountain National Park is the largest monolith in the southern hemisphere at 1.5 times the size of

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(Ayres Rock). The town had an

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team competing in the

Upper Murray Football League The Upper Murray Football Netball League (UMFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the rural Victoria (Australia), Victorian town of Corryong, Victoria, Corryong. The UMFNL contains four clubs from around the towns ...

known as the Border-Walwa Magpies which folded before the 2020 season due to lack of players. Golfers play at the course of the Walwa Golf Club on Murray River Road. Walwa also has a Townhall, Walwa Services Memorial Hall. This memorial hall (sometimes named Soldiers' Memorial Hall) commemorates the residents of Walwa who served their country in the First World War and the Second World War.

Climate

Rainfall

The Bureau of Meteorology has kept rainfall records at Walwa since 1884, showing a distinct peak in the winter months. The nearest temperature data can be found at

References

External links

Towong Shire CouncilWalwa Primary School

Gallery

Image:Walwa General Store 001.JPG, General store and cafe Image:Walwa-mainstreet-2.jpg, View towards the centre of Walwa Image:Walwa-medical-centre.jpg, Walwa Medical Centre Walwa Roman Catholic Church.JPG, Roman Catholic Church Populated places on the Murray River Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of Towong {{Hume-geo-stub