Dederang is a town in north east Victoria. The town is located on the

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, in the

Alpine Shire The Shire of Alpine is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in August 2021 had a population of 13,235. It includes the towns of Bright, Dinne ...

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, 329 kilometres from the state capital,

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. Dederang is located in the Kiewa River valley. At the 2006 census, Dederang and the surrounding area had a population of 422. Dederang Post Office opened on 1 September 1877 and closed in 1977. The town is a popular

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fishing centre and holds a New Year's Day race meeting. The town in conjunction with neighbouring township

Mount Beauty Mount Beauty is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town lies alongside the Kiewa River, at the junction of the Kiewa Valley Highway and Bogong High Plains Road in the Alpine Shire local government area. History The town was origi ...

has an

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football team Dederang-Mount Beauty competing in the

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. Dederang has a picnic horse racing club, the Dederang Picnic Race Club, which holds its one race meeting a year with the Dederang Cup in January. Golfers play at the Dederang Golf Club on the Kiewa Valley Highway. Other notable clubs are the Dederang Bowls Club and the Dederang & District Trail Riding Club.

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Towns in Victoria (state) Alpine Shire {{Hume-geo-stub