Condah is a small town in south west

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and is located on the

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north of Heywood. At the 2006 census, Condah and the surrounding area had a population of 272. It is about to north-west of

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and

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History

* Condah Pub has been open since 1854 and still thrives today. * A cemetery was set aside in May 1863. * Condah Post Office opened on 12 May 1868 and closed in 2001. * Two churches were opened, one Anglican in 1883, one Presbyterian in 1908.

Traditional ownership

The formally recognised

traditional owners Native title is the set of rights, recognised by Australian law, held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups or individuals to land that derive from their maintenance of their traditional laws and customs. These Aboriginal title rig ...

for the area in which Condah sits are the

Gunditjmara The Gunditjmara or Gunditjamara, also known as Dhauwurd Wurrung, are an Aboriginal people of southwestern Victoria in Australia. They are the Traditional Owners of the areas now encompassing Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Woolsthorpe and Portland. ...

People who are represented by the

Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation The Gunditjmara or Gunditjamara, also known as Dhauwurd Wurrung, are an Aboriginal people of southwestern Victoria in Australia. They are the Traditional Owners of the areas now encompassing Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Woolsthorpe and Portland. T ...

Notable people

*W J (Billy) Millard, the winner of the inaugural 1878

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was a resident of Condah; *

Andrew Lovett Andrew Lovett (born 11 November 1982) is an AboriginalAFL Record; Round 9, 2009. Slattery Publishing, p75 Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) for Essendon between 2005 and 2009. He was traded to St ...

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, Glenn Lovett and Nathan Lovett-Murray, all AFL football players, are

Gunditjmara people The Gunditjmara or Gunditjamara, also known as Dhauwurd Wurrung, are an Aboriginal Australian, Aboriginal people of southwestern Victoria (Australia), Victoria in Australia. They are the traditional owners, Traditional Owners of the areas now enc ...

either from Lake Condah or have relatives in the area.

References

External links

Towns in Victoria (state) Western District (Victoria) {{BarwonSouthWest-geo-stub