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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 LGA and is separated from its twin city in New South Wales, Albury, by the Murray River. As of 2021 Wodonga and its suburbs have a population of 38,949 and combined with Albury, the two cities form the urban area Albury-Wodonga with a population of 97,793. There are multiple suburbs of Wodonga including Bandiana, Baranduda, Barnawartha, Bonegilla, Ebden, Huon Creek, Killara, Leneva and Staghorn. Wodonga produces a gross domestic product of $2.5 billion per year on average. History Founded as a customs post with its twin city Albury on the other side of the Murray River, the town grew subsequent to the opening of the first bridge across the Murray River in 1860. Originally named Wodonga, its name was changed to Belvoir then later ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albury
Albury (; ) is a major regional city that is located in the Murray River, Murray region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the twin city of Albury–Wodonga, Albury-Wodonga and is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the Local government in Australia, seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the City of Albury. It is on the Victoria–New South Wales border. Albury has an urban population of 53,677 and is separated from its twin city in Victoria, Wodonga, by the Murray River. Together, Albury–Wodonga, the two cities form an urban area with a population of 97,793 in 2021. Combined population of urban areas. It is from the state capital Sydney and from the Victoria (Australia), Victorian capital Melbourne. Said to be named after a Albury, Surrey, village in England, United Kingdom, Albury developed as a major transport link between New South Wales and Victoria and was proclaimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Wodonga
The City of Wodonga is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area in the Hume (region), Hume region of Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in August 2021, had a population of 43,253. It is primarily urban with the vast majority of its population living in the Greater Wodonga urban area, while other significant settlements within the LGA include Bandiana, Victoria, Bandiana and Bonegilla, Victoria, Bonegilla. Its floral and fauna emblems are pink heath and the Leadbeater's possum respectively—the same as those of the state of Victoria. It is one of only a few regional councils in Victoria to remain serving just one urban district after the amalgamation process of 1994, although through that process it did gained some portions of the former shires of Shire of Chiltern, Chiltern and Shire of Yackandandah, Yackandandah. The city is governed and administered by the Wodonga City Council; i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hume (region)
The Hume is an economic rural region located in the north-eastern part of Victoria, Australia. Comprising an area in excess of with a population that has grown from (in 2011) to (in 2021), the Hume region includes the local government areas of Alpine Shire, Rural City of Benalla, City of Wodonga, City of Greater Shepparton, Shire of Indigo, Shire of Mansfield, Shire of Strathbogie, Shire of Towong and the Rural City of Wangaratta, and also includes five unincorporated areas encompassing the alpine ski resorts in the region. The Hume region is located along the two major interstate transport corridors – the Hume corridor and the Goulburn Valley corridor. The region comprises four distinct and inter-connected sub-regions or districts: Upper Hume, Central Hume, Goulburn Valley, and Lower Hume. The regional cities and centres of , Shepparton and (supported by ) function as a network of regional hubs that service their own distinct sub-regions. The region is bounde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gateway Island
Gateway Island is an unpopulated locality of the City of Wodonga local government area in northeast Victoria, Australia, adjacent to the Murray River and bounded in the south by the Wodonga Creek. The island is immediately to the south of neighbouring Albury, making it part of the larger Albury-Wodonga settlement. The island is on Wiradjuri The Wiradjuri people (; ) are a group of Aboriginal Australian people from central New South Wales, united by common descent through kinship and shared traditions. They survived as skilled hunter-fisher-gatherers, in family groups or clans, a ... country, and was populated by Wiradjuri people for tens of thousands of years before European colonisation. Gateway Island is home to a cultural trail which features First Nations art and sculptures. The island served as a customs post between the colonies of Victorian and New South Wales. Historical remnants of local industry can still be seen, such as the former butter factory and powder m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray River
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray; Ngarrindjeri language, Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta language, Yorta Yorta: ''Dhungala'' or ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is List of rivers of Australia, Australia's longest river at extent. Its Tributary, tributaries include five of the next six longest rivers of Australia (the Murrumbidgee River, Murrumbidgee, Darling River, Darling, Lachlan River, Lachlan, Warrego River, Warrego and Paroo Rivers). Together with that of the Murray, the catchments of these rivers form the Murray–Darling basin, which covers about one-seventh the area of Australia. It is widely considered Australia's most important irrigated region. The Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains, then meanders northwest across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between the States and territories of Australia, states of New South Wales and Victoria (Australia), Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnawartha
Barnawartha is a small town located on the Hume Highway in regional north-east Victoria, Australia, approximately from Melbourne on the banks of Indigo Creek, which runs into the Murray River to the north. Barnawartha’s commercial centre is located around High Street, the indigo creek park accessed via High Street fronts the creek of the same name and includes a public toilet, BBQ facilities and a walking track. History The township was surveyed in 1857 by Assistant Surveyor William Snell Chauncy. It was settled in 1860, the Post Office opening on 1 August 1860. Gustav and William Baumgarten were large land owners in Barnawartha prior to the township being settled. After serving prison time for receiving stolen horses from the infamous Ned Kelly, William developed a large winery called Bogong, on the Murray River. Historic resources The town contains a few historic buildings, such as the general store and Cheesely's Bootmakers shop (now used to store hay) a burnt and rebuilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Indi
The Division of Indi ( ) is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the states and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The division is located in the north-east of the state, adjoining the border with New South Wales. The largest settlements in the division are the regional cities of Wodonga, Wangaratta, and Benalla. Other towns in the electorate include Rutherglen, Victoria, Rutherglen, Mansfield, Victoria, Mansfield, Beechworth, Myrtleford, Bright, Victoria, Bright, Alexandra, Victoria, Alexandra, Tallangatta, Corryong and a number of other small villages (including the ski resort of Falls Creek, Victoria, Falls Creek). While Indi is one of the largest electorates in Victoria, much of it is located within the largely uninhabited Australian Alps. While Wodonga serves as a regional hub for much of the more heavily populated northern part of the electorate, the southern part is closer to Melbourne th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandiana
Bandiana is a Suburb of the City of Wodonga local government area in northeast Victoria, Australia. History Bandiana takes its name from the early name for the area, probably from a First Nations toponym. The hill now known as Bears Hill appears as Bandiana Range in early maps and the Street family selected the property Bandiana Park in the late 1800s. The Australian Defence Force has had a logistics and maintenance base in the area since 1942 and there was once a rail line and station servicing the area. Bandiana Military Post Office opened on 28 September 1942 and the region is still a major Australian Army logistics facility. Population In the 2016 Census, there were 615 people in Bandiana. 86.4% of people were born in Australia and 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 22.5%. Of the employed people in Bandiana, 56.8% worked in Defence. Sport & Recreation There was once an active 18 hole golf course at the Bandian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Benambra
The electoral district of Benambra is one of the electoral districts of Victoria, Australia, for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of in north-eastern Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The largest settlement is the city of Wodonga, Victoria, Wodonga. Benambra also includes the towns of Baranduda, Victoria, Baranduda, Barnawartha, Victoria, Barnawartha, Beechworth, Victoria, Beechworth, Chiltern, Victoria, Chiltern, Corryong, Victoria, Corryong, Eskdale, Victoria, Eskdale, Kiewa, Victoria, Kiewa, Mitta Mitta, Victoria, Mitta Mitta, Mount Beauty, Victoria, Mount Beauty, Rutherglen, Victoria, Rutherglen, Tallangatta, Victoria, Tallangatta, Tangambalanga, Victoria, Tangambalanga, Tawonga, Victoria, Tawonga, Wahgunyah, Victoria, Wahgunyah, and Yackandandah, Victoria, Yackandandah. It lies in the Northern Victoria Region of the upper house, the Victorian Legislative Council, Legislative Council. The district of Benambra was created by the ''Electoral Act Amendment A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangaratta
Wangaratta ( ) is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, from Melbourne along the Hume Highway. The city had a population of 29,808 per the 2021 Australian Census. The city is located at the confluence, junction of the Ovens River, Ovens and King River (Victoria), King rivers, which drain the northwestern slopes of the Victorian Alps. Wangaratta is the administrative centre and the most populous city in the Rural City of Wangaratta Local government in Australia, local government area. History The Victorian Aborigines, original inhabitants of the area were the ''Pallanganmiddang'', ''WayWurru'', ''Waveroo''. The first European explorers to pass through the Wangaratta area were Hume and Hovell (1824) who named the Oxley Plains immediately south of Wangaratta. Thomas Mitchell (explorer), Major Thomas Mitchell during his 1836 expedition made a favourable report of its potential as grazing pasture. The first squatter to arrive was Thomas Rattray in 1838 who built a hut ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallanganmiddang People
The Pallanganmiddang, otherwise known as the Waveroo or Waywurru, were an Indigenous Australian people of North-eastern Victoria, in the state of Victoria, Australia. Recent scholarship has suggested that In Norman Tindale's classic study his references to a Djilamatang tribe and their language arguably refer in good part to the Pallanganmiddang (or Dhudhuroa) Name Many tribe and language names in the area end in a suffix variously spelt , , , , and ; this suffix may have an etymological association with "speech" or "tongue" (compare Western Australian language Kalaamaya language, Kalaamaya's "tongue", likely a cognate), and, in Pallanganmiddang's case, seems to denote an ethnonym. History of contact The earliest possible reference to this group might be a mention in the papers of George Augustus Robinson, Victorian Protector of Aborigines in the 1840s, to the . Language Pallanganmiddang language, Pallanganmiddang is classified by Robert M. W. Dixon, R. M. Dixon as one of two m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria, Australia
Victoria, commonly abbreviated as Vic, is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state (after Tasmania), with a land area of ; the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales), with a population of over 7 million; and the most densely populated state in Australia (30.6 per km2). Victoria's economy is the second-largest among Australian states and is highly diversified, with service sectors predominating. Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid northwest. The majority of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
