Cowwarr, Victoria

Cowwarr, Victoria
Cowwarr
Victoria
Cowwarr is located in Shire of Wellington
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Cowwarr
Population: 563 [1]
Postcode: 3857
Location:
LGA: Shire of Wellington
State District: Gippsland East
Federal Division: Gippsland

Cowwarr is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 27 kilometres north-east of Traralgon, 174 kilometres east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington. At the 2006 census, Cowwarr and the surrounding area had a population of 563.[1]

Established in the 1860s, the town serviced the area around Walhalla during the Victorian Gold Rush. The Post Office opened on 1 February 1869 as Upper Heyfield and was renamed Cowwarr in 1870.[2] Historic buildings remain in the town today. A butter factory built around the close of the nineteenth century has been converted into a gallery for contemporary art. The town is supported by district farming, including dairy farming, irrigated from the Rainbow Creek, which runs past Cowwarr, and the Thomson River.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the North Gippsland Football League.

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Coordinates: 38°01′S 146°41′E / 38.017°S 146.683°E / -38.017; 146.683