Koonoomoo, Victoria

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


caption = The "Big Strawberry"
lga = Shire of Moira
postcode = 3644
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pop =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
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stategov = Murray Valley
fedgov = Murray
dist1 = 264
dir1 = N
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 74
dir2 = N
location2= Shepparton
dist3 = 8
dir3 = NW
location3= Cobram
dist4 = 10
dir4 = S
location4= Tocumwal (NSW)

Koonoomoo is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moira Local Government Area, convert|264|km|mi|0|lk=on north of the state capital, Melbourne on the Goulburn Valley Highway, near the Murray River.

The town is probably best known for its strawberry farms and the Big Strawberry, part of an Australian trend to build large roadside attractions.cite web
url = http://www.visitmelbourne.com/displayObject.cfm/ObjectID.2018D888-EFA8-4005-8B3990CE4FD294EF/vvt.vhtml
title = Local produce in Shepparton and surrounds
publisher = Tourism Victoria
accessdate = 2007-08-27] cite web
url = http://www.thebigstrawberry.com.au/
title =The Big Strawbery
publisher = Big Strawberry and Scenic Drive Strawberry Farm
accessdate = 2007-08-26] Also it is home to the Cobram State Forest which attracts many visitors.Fact|date=March 2008

Koonoomoo had a Post Office only for a brief period in 1917. Nearby Mywee Post Office to the west on the Shepparton railway line was open between 1911 and 1974. 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 ]

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