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Shire Of Towong
The Shire of Towong is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area in the Hume (region), Hume region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in August 2021 had a population of 6,223. It includes the towns of Corryong, Victoria, Corryong, Tallangatta, Victoria, Tallangatta, Cudgewa, Bethanga, Bellbridge, Walwa, Victoria, Walwa, Tintaldra and Towong. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Tallangatta and Shire of Upper Murray. The Shire is governed and administered by the Towong Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Tallangatta, it also has a service centre located in Corryong. The Shire is named after an earlier shire, the ''Shire of Towong'' (1874–1920), which occupied the same region as the current LGA. Council Current composition The council is composed of five councillors elected to repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallangatta, Victoria
Tallangatta () is a town in north-eastern Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the banks of the Mitta Mitta River, Mitta Arm of Lake Hume, approximately south-east of Albury-Wodonga along the Murray Valley Highway. At the , Tallangatta had a population of 1,175. History Tallangatta was founded in the 1870s, the Post Office opening on 15 May 1871. On the arrival of the railway it served as a rail gateway for the Mitta Mitta River, Mitta and Upper Murray River, Murray valleys (the Upper Murray only until the railway was extended to Cudgewa, Victoria, Cudgewa). Some gold and tin mining occurred in the late 19th and early 20th century, though, unlike Beechworth, little evidence of this remains. The amount of gold produced was relatively small compared to other mines elsewhere in the region. Since that time, Tallangatta has been a service centre for the local farming community, with a butter factory operating throughout much of the 20th century. Improved ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cudgewa
Cudgewa is a small town in the Australian state of Victoria. The town is located adjacent to the Murray Valley Highway, north east of the state capital, Melbourne. Part of the Shire of Towong local government area, at the 2006 census Cudgewa and the surrounding district had a population of 237. Burrowa-Pine Mountain National Park and Mount Mitta Mitta Regional Park are close to the town. Pre-colonial History The Victorian side of the Upper Murray area was part of the traditional country of the Wolgal People. After the arrival of Europeans to Australia, around 1863, up to two hundred First Nation people were visiting the area, accompanied by almost as many dogs, hunting along Boundary Creek and Cudgewa Creek before moving on . First Nation people of this area had excellent engineering skills that was shown in their erection of fish traps on Cudgewa Creek and other local streams. Unfortunately at the time, "this constructions were too often credited to 'chance', instead of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places On The Victorian Heritage Register In The Shire Of Towong
This is a list of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Towong in Victoria, Australia. The Victorian Heritage Register is maintained by the Heritage Council of Victoria. The Victorian Heritage Register, as of 2021, lists the following thirty-four state-registered places within the Shire of Towong The Shire of Towong is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area in the Hume (region), Hume region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in August 20 ...: References {{Places listed on the Victorian Heritage Register by local government area Towong + + ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Localities (Victoria)
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole". Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of '' The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undivided Council
In Australian local government, an undivided council (also referred to as unsubdivided, a single ward or an at-large ward) is a council that does not have any wards, meaning all councillors are elected in a single area representing the entire local government area (LGA). History Queensland Following a series of amalgamations in 2008, a number of newly created councils moved to undivided structures, even if the pre-amalgamated councils used wards. Some of these changes only lasted until the 2012 local elections. In Longreach, wards were initially used but replaced in 2012, and in Townsville, the undivided structure was replaced in 2012. As of 2024, 54 of Queensland's 77 LGAs are undivided. Victoria As a result of the '' Local Government Act 2020'', all rural-based councils in Victoria now have the option to become undivided or have equal-sized multi-member wards. From the 2024 local elections onwards, the City of Melbourne will be the only metropolitan local government are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seat Of Local Government
The seat of government is (as defined by ''Brewer's Politics'') "the building, complex of buildings or the city from which a government exercises its authority". In most countries, the nation's capital is also seat of its government, thus that city is appropriately referred to as the national seat of government. The terms are not however, completely synonymous, as some countries' seat of government differs from the capital. The Netherlands, for example, has Amsterdam as its capital but The Hague is the seat of government; and the Philippines, with Manila as its capital but the metropolitan area of the same name (Metro Manila; also known as National Capital Region (NCR)), is the seat of government. Local seats of government Local and regional authorities usually have a seat, called an administrative centre, as well. Terms for seats of local government of various levels and in various countries include: * County seat (United States and Canada) * County town (United Kingdom and I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Upper Murray
The Shire of Upper Murray was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1920 until 1994. History Upper Murray originally existed as the Corryong Riding and part of the Murray Riding of the Shire of Towong, and was first incorporated as a shire on 1 October 1920. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Upper Murray was abolished, and along with the Shire of Tallangatta, was merged into the newly created Shire of Towong, restoring the original pre-1920 entity. Ridings The Shire of Upper Murray was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Corryong Riding * Cudgewa Riding * Tintaldra Riding Towns and localities * Biggara * Corryong* * Cudgewa Cudgewa is a small town in the Australian state of Victoria. The town is located adjacent to the Murray Valley Highway, north east of the state ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Tallangatta
The Shire of Tallangatta was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1869 until 1994. History Tallangatta was first incorporated as the Towong Road District on 12 March 1869, and was proclaimed the Shire of Towong on 1 May 1874. In October 1920, the Corryong Riding and part of the Murray Riding split away to form the Shire of Upper Murray. On 8 March 1974, the shire was renamed Tallangatta. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Tallangatta was abolished, and along with the Shire of Upper Murray, was merged into the newly created Shire of Towong — hence restorin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towong
Towong is a locality of the Shire of Towong Local government in Australia, local government area in Victoria, Australia. Towong is on the Murray River close to Corryong. History Towong Post Office opened on 10 January 1882 and closed in 1994. The existing timber bridge across the Murray River at Towong was built in 1938. Work on a new bridge is scheduled to begin in 2022. ''Roads & Infrastructure'' 9 December 2021 Towong Turf Club Towong is home to the historic Towong Turf Club, hosting Thoroughbred racing in Australia, thoroughbred horse racing since 1871. Currently Country Racing Victoria schedules two race meetings per year at the venue, the Towong Cup meeting (traditionally held ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tintaldra
Tintaldra is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Towong local government area and on the upper reaches of the Murray River, northeast of the state capital, Melbourne and east of the regional centre of Wodonga. At the , Tintaldra and the surrounding area had a population of 66. History The first people of the area were the Ngarigo and the Walgalu. European settlement began in the Tintaldra in 1837 with the arrival of squatters looking for fresh grass and water for cattle. The town began to form around 1854 as unlucky prospectors began to look for land to farm, though of insufficient size to justify a Post Office until 1 January 1867. Its location as a crossing point over the Murray River and its associated customs house led to a boom period in the late 19th century. Federation and the development of other river crossings into New South Wales led to a slow decline. Soldier settlers moved to the area after World War I. Much of Tintaldra was burnt to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walwa, Victoria
Walwa (; Aboriginal for "a place of waters"), is a town in the Shire of Towong in north east Victoria, Australia. The town is located 1 kilometre from the Murray River on the former Murray Valley highway between Wodonga and Corryong. At the , the Walwa population had declined to just 177 having been 268 just ten years earlier. 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. Currently, the Walwa Post Office is owned and operated by Belinda Mann, and services the areas of Walwa, Burrowye, Guys Forrest and Sandy Creek. The First Nations owners of this Country are the "Dhudhuroa" speaking people, whose language was spoken in the Murray River Valley from Albury to around Welaregang and Corryong, and inland along the lower Mitta Mitta River, Tallangatta Creek and parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellbridge
Bellbridge is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Towong local government area overlooking the Lake Hume and located near the Bethanga Bridge, Bellbridge is a popular destination for local tourists, especially from the nearby towns of Albury and Wodonga Wodonga (pronounced ; ) is a city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the twin city of Albury-Wodonga and is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga L ... who often come to the Weir to water ski. The local Hume Boat Club holds an annual get-together for water skiers from across Victoria. The township itself developed from farming land in the 1960s. At the 2021 census, Bellbridge had a population of 393. References * https://web.archive.org/web/20130420101642/http://www.filmnortheastvictoria.com.au/region/index.php?town=bellbridge Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of Towong {{Hume-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
