Yarrawonga, Victoria

Yarrawonga, Victoria

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


caption = Belmore St, Yarrawonga.
lga = Shire of Moira
postcode = 3730
pop = 5,727
pop_footnotes =
est =
elevation= 128.9
maxtemp = 22.5
mintemp = 8.7
rainfall = 502.4
stategov = Murray Valley
fedgov = Murray
dist1 = 268
dir1 = N
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 92
dir2 = W
location2=Albury (NSW)
dist3 = 81
dir3 = NE
location3=Shepparton

Yarrawonga is a town in the Shire of Moira Local Government Area in the Australian state of Victoria. The town is situated on the south bank of the Murray River, the border between Victoria and New South Wales and is located approximately 220 kilometres north east of the state capital, Melbourne. Yarrawonga's twin town of Mulwala is on the other side of the Murray River. At the 2006 census, Yarrawonga had a population of 5,727.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL259600
name=Yarrawonga-Mulwala (Yarrawonga Part) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-10-25
quick=on]

Yarrawonga Post Office opened on 28 November 1874. 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 ]

Yarrawonga is served by a broad gauge branch railway, though with gauge conversion of the line between Seymour and Albury, the line will be temporarily orphaned.

Yarrawonga's main attraction is Lake Mulwala, formed by the damming of the Murray River, immediately downstream of Yarrawonga. The lake is a popular location for activities such as boating kayaking and fishing. There are two crossings of the Murray between Yarrawonga and Mulwala; across the weir (a stock route carrying a single lane of traffic); and a bridge over Lake Mulwala. This bridge contains an unusual bend and dip in the middle, a result of miscommunication between the two state governments. [cite web | title = The Yarrawonga Mulwala Story | publisher = Yarrawonga Mulwala Tourism Inc | url = http://www.yarrawongamulwala.com.au/ourstory.html | accessdate = 2008-08-14 ]

The Yarrawonga Football Club participates in the Ovens and Murray Football League in the sport of Australian rules football, which has produced the likes of Joel Smith, Ben Dixon, and Tom Lonergan.

See also

* Yarrawonga Airport

References

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/7/Yarrawonga.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 114m (Red dots are railways)]

External links

* [http://localhero.biz/article/permatitle/history_of_yarrawonga,_victoria/ Local history of Yarrawonga]
* [http://www.moira.vic.gov.au Moira Shire Council] - Official website
* [http://www.yarrawongamulwala.com.au/ Yarrawonga - Mulwala tourism]


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