Condah is a small town in south west
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 ...
and is located on the
Henty Highway north of
Heywood. At the
2006 census, Condah and the surrounding area had a population of 272.
It is about to north-west of
Lake Condah,
Budj Bim National Park and
Budj Bim
Budj Bim, also known as Mount Eccles, is a dormant volcano near Macarthur in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It lies within the geologically-defined area known as the Newer Volcanics Province, which is the youngest volcanic area in Austra ...
.
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 for the area in which Condah sits are the
Gunditjmara People
who are represented by the
Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.
Notable people
*W J (Billy) Millard, the winner of the inaugural 1878
Stawell Gift was a resident of Condah;
*
Andrew Lovett,
Wally Lovett,
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)
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