Tyrendarra, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Glenelg
postcode = 3285
est =
pop = 243
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = South-West Coast
fedgov = Wannon
dist1 = 334
dir1 = SW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 72
dir2 = W
location2= Warrnambool
dist3 = 32
dir3 = NE
location3= Portland

Tyrendarra is a rural village in south west Victoria, Australia and is located on the Princes Highway. At the 2006 census, Tyrendarra and the surrounding area had a population of 243.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC26855
name=Tyrendarra (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-28
quick=on]

The area was settled in the 1870s and a Post Office opened in around February 1879Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=vic&country=

access-date = 2008-04-11 ] (closed June 30, 2000).

Tyrendarra is well known for the Tyrendarra Pastoral and Agricultural show and the Tyrendarra Rodeo which are held each year at the Tyrendarra sports reserve.It has a football team playing in the South West District Football League. An unusual feature of the village is that it has long had 2 churches and no hotel.

References

* Learmonth, Noel F. (1970). "Four Towns and a Survey." Hawthorn Press: Melbourne

External Links

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