Poowong, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = South Gippsland Shire
postcode = 3988
est =
pop = 587 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26461 | name = Poowong (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Gippsland East
fedgov = McMillan
dist1 = 111
dir1 = SE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 29
dir2 = NW
location2= Leongatha
dist3 = 15
dir3 = NW
location3= Korumburra
dist4 = 12
dir4 = SE
location4= Nyora

Poowong is a small dairying town located in South Gippsland, Victoria. At the 2006 census, Poowong had a population of 587.

It is located convert|111|km|mi|0|lk=on from Melbourne and about eight kilometers north-west of Korumburra in Australia. [cite web
title = "Poowong" Small West Gippsland dairy town
work =
publisher = Sydney Morning Herald
date=February 8, 2004
url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/Victoria/Poowong/2005/02/17/1108500207171.html
format = Web
doi =
accessdate = 2006-11-24 ]

The Post Office opened around January 1878.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 ]

For a town of its size, Poowong is quite well off with regard to its facilities. Facilities include four tennis courts, two netball courts, an indoor basketball stadium, a primary school, large community hall, heated swimming pool, a number of churches and an Aussie Rules football oval. The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Poowong | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Poowong.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

Community Projects

The Poowong community is quite active, with many projects being undertaken by various community groups. The largest group, by far, is the Poowong Football & Netball Club who involve themselves not only in sporting projects, but also in projects helping the wider community.One such project is the current 'My Connected Community' project which is being run by the Poowong Football Club in a partnership with the Strzelecki Lions Club, and is designed to increase Internet use amongst community members. [cite web
last = Callum Forbes
title = Poowong [online]
work =
publisher = Forbes Technology
date =
url = http://www.poowong.org.au
format = Web
doi =
accessdate = 2006-11-24 ] This will include the purchase of new state-of-the-art equipment.

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