Walwa, Victoria

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

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caption = Main street
lga = Shire of Towong
postcode = 3709
est =
pop = 268
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Benambra
fedgov = Indi
dist1 = 432
dir1 = NE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 112
dir2 = E
location2= Wodonga
dist3 = 48
dir3 = NW
location3= Corryong
dist4 = 8
dir4 = SE
location4= Jingellic

Walwa is a small town in Shire of Towong in the state of Victoria Australia. The town is located in North East Victoria on the Murray River. The town is located 1km from the Murray River on the former Murray Valley highway between Wodonga and Corryong. At the 2006 census, Walwa and the surrounding area had a population of 268.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC26911
name=Walwa (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-15
quick=on]

Across the river on the New South Wales side are the nearby towns of Jingellic and Tumbarumba.

History

A Post Office first opened on 1 March 1861 and closed in 1865. A Post Office again opened on 1 December 1885, although known as Walwa Creek from 1886 until 1905. 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 ]

Attractions

Pine Mountain a few kilometres out of Walwa, located in the Burrowa-Pine Mountain National Park is the largest monolith in the southern hemisphere at 1.5 times the size of Uluru (Ayres Rock).

Walwa includes a Medical Centre, Walwa Pub,Upper Murray Holiday Resort, Walwa Golf Course, Riverside Caravan Park, Tennis Courts & Local Football/Netball Club (The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Upper Murray Football League known as Border Walwa Magpies), Walwa Primary School, Jemba Rock Crafts & Gifts + B&B, Country Tractor Service, Veterinary Clinic, Panel Beaters, Radio station (Radio Upper Murray RUM).

References

External links

* [http://walwa.com/ Town of Walwa's website]
* [http://www.towong.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=118&h=1 Towong Shire Council]
* [http://www.walwaps.vic.edu.au/ Walwa Primary School]

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