Wandong, Victoria

Wandong, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Mitchell
postcode = 3758
pop = 1533 (2006 Census)
est =
elevation= 307
stategov = Seymour
fedgov = McEwen
dist1 = 55
dir2 = N
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 11
dir2 = SE
location2= Kilmore
dist3 = 4
dir3 = N
location3= Heathcote Junction
near-nw = Kilmore
near-n = Broadford
near-ne = Waterford Park
near-w = Wallan
near-e = Clonbinane
near-sw = Wallan
near-s = Heathcote Junction
near-se = Upper Plenty

Wandong, Victoria is a town 50 kilometres north of Melbourne on the Hume Highway. It is located right next to the town of Heathcote Junction, and at the 2001 census, the two towns had a population of 1,370.Census 2001 AUS
id=UCL255200
name=Wandong-Heathcote Junction (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-08-15
quick=on] . The main centre nearest Wandong is Kilmore.

Wandong Post Office opened on 9 October 1876. 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 ]

Nearby is the L.B. Davern Nature Reserve, and Wandong is home to the Wandong Country Music Festival.

The town has its own railway station on the Albury-Wodonga and Shepparton railway lines.

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