Marong, Victoria

Marong, Victoria

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


caption = The former Shire Hall at Marong
lga = City of Greater Bendigo
est =
postcode = 3515
pop = 266 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26105 | name = Marong (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
stategov = Bendigo East, Bendigo West
fedgov = Division of Bendigo
dist1 = 157
dir1 = NW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 17
dir2 = W
location2= Bendigo

Marong is a town in Victoria, Australia. At the 2001 census, Marong had a population of 266.Census 2001 AUS
id=UCL231500
name=Marong (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-08-05
quick=on
] It is located convert|17|km|mi|0|lk=on kilometres to the west of Bendigo. Its local government area is the City of Greater Bendigo. The town is located at the junction of the Calder Highway (A79) and the Calder Alternate Highway (A790).

History

The Post Office opened on 1 January 1860. 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 today

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Loddon Valley Football League.

References

External links

* [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?mode=buy&searchterm=Marong domain.com.au: Marong]
* [http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=248285 Geoscience Australia place names search: Marong]


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