Merrigum, Victoria
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Merrigum is a town in the
Goulburn Valley The Goulburn Valley is a sub-region, part of the Hume region of the Australian state of Victoria. The sub-region consists of those areas in the catchment of the Goulburn River and other nearby streams, and is part of the Murray-Darling Basin. ...
region of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the
City of Greater Shepparton The City of Greater Shepparton 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 A ...
local government area, north of the state capital,
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. At the , Merrigum had a population of 672. Merrigum Post Office opened on 1 February 1875. Merrigum fields
Australian Rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
and
netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...
teams in the Kyabram District Football Netball League. Golfers play at the course of the Merrigum Golf Club.


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* Merrigum Football Club * Merrigum railway station, Victoria Towns in Victoria (state) City of Greater Shepparton {{Hume-geo-stub