Waaia, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Waaia
state = vic


caption = Waaia Hotel
lga = Shire of Moira
postcode = 3637
est =
pop = 493
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Rodney
fedgov = Murray
dist1 = 228
dir1 = N
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 38
dir2 = N
location2= Shepparton
dist3 = 69
dir3 = E
location3= Echuca
dist4 = 14
dir4 = E
location4= Nathalia

Waaia is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moira Local Government Area, convert|228|km|mi|0|lk=on north of the state capital, Melbourne. The area is home to mainly irrigated dairy farms. At the 2006 census, Waaia and the surrounding area had a population of 493.Census 2001 AUS
id=SSC26881
name=Waaia (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-15
quick=on]

Waaia was established in the late 1880s to cater for the increasing rural population of the surrounding area and a Post Office opened on December 17, 1888. Citation

last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ] The town consists of a school, a hotel and a Australian rules football ground (the town has a team in the Picola & District Football League), along with around 10 houses.

Waaia is home to an annual tractor pull, organised by the local community action group.cite web
url = http://www.austractorpulls.org/pullsites/SiteInfo_Waaia_files/page0001.htm
title = Waaia Tractor Pull
publisher = Waaia Action Group Inc.
accessdate = 2007-06-16]

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