Toolamba, Victoria

Toolamba, Victoria

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


caption = Junction Hotel
lga = City of Greater Shepparton
postcode = 3614
est =
pop = 873
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Shepparton
fedgov = Murray
dist1 = 181
dir1 = N
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 18
dir2 = S
location2= Shepparton
dist3 = 15
dir3 = SE
location3= Tatura

Toolamba is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the City of Greater Shepparton Local government area, convert|181|km|mi|0|lk=on north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Toolamba and the surrounding area had a population of 873.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC26793
name=Toolamba (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-12
quick=on
]

The Post Office opened on 1 January 1873. After the arrival of the railway this office closed and a Toolamba East office opened near the station, which was renamed Toolamba in 1895.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 railway station of the same name is located on the Goulburn Valley railway line opened in 1880, but was closed to passenger traffic in 1987.cite book
author = Bob Whitehead
title = Tocumwal Railway Centenary
year = 2008
] The station also serves as a junction with the line to Echuca. Currently the town has a General Store, Primary school (years Prep - 6), a kindergarten, town hall and the Junction Hotel as well as a Bed and Breakfast.

Surrounded by bushland and the Goulburn River, this small country town is a close knit community which is slowly expanding.

References

ee also

Toolamba railway station


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