Tanjil Bren is a town in
Victoria
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,
Australia
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, on Mount Baw Baw Tourist Road, west of
Mount Baw Baw
Mount Baw Baw () is a mountain summit on the Baw-Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range, located in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The name is from the Yarra-Yallou, Gunna-Kurnai people of Gippsland. It is of uncertain meaning, but possibly ...
in the
Shire of Baw Baw
The Shire of Baw Baw () is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and in 2021 had a population of 57,626.
It includes the towns of Drouin, Longwarry, Neerim South, Trafalgar ...
. It was established during the
Victorian Gold Rush
The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia, approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. It led to a period of extreme prosperity for the Australian colony and an influx of population growth and financial capi ...
.Tanjil Lodge is the original town general store . Four accommodation lodges, Mooshead, Reindeer, Jenny's and Timbertop Lodge, are located in Tanjil Bren. At the , Tanjil Bren and the surrounding area had a population of 110.
Tanjil Bren Post Office opened on 1 November 1939 ,now Tanjil Lodge and closed in 1971,however the lodge is still in operation.
Climate
Tanjil Bren has a cold rainforest climate, with especially high rainfall between May and November. Heavy snowfalls are a frequent occurrence and can occur even in late spring to early summer.
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Towns in Victoria (state)
Shire of Baw Baw
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