Tynong North is a locality in

West Gippsland West Gippsland is a region of Gippsland in Victoria, Australia. It covers an area of around the eastern shores of the Western Port Bay, extending from San Remo in the west to the Strzelecki Ranges in the east, up to Mount Howitt in the north. ...

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, south-east of Melbourne's

Central Business District A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...

, located within the

Shire of Cardinia The Shire of Cardinia is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the south-east of Melbourne between Western Port and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,283 square kilometres, and had a population of ...

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. Tynong North recorded a population of 440 at the 2021 census. Tynong North is separated from

Tynong Tynong is a town in Gippsland, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 66 km south-east of Melbourne, Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia Local government areas of Victoria, ...

by the

Princes Freeway Princes Freeway is a Australian freeway, divided into two sections, both located in Victoria, Australia. The freeway links Melbourne to Geelong in the west, and to Morwell in the east. It continues beyond these extremities as the Princes ...

, which runs between the two settlements. The localities are further distinguished geographically with Tynong being situated on the edge of a reclaimed swamp while Tynong North sits at the foot of the mountains in the Weatherhead Range, and is adjacent to

Bunyip State Park Bunyip State Park is a state park east of Melbourne, near the town of Gembrook, in the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range within the Australian state of Victoria. Location and features The area was used for logging from 1898 until 1 ...

and the Weatherhead Forest Reserve. Places of interest include

Gumbuya World Gumbuya World (formerly Gumbuya Park) is an amusement park in Tynong North in Victoria, Australia. The park was opened in 1978 and its investors include Gerry Ryan (founder and owner of Jayco Australia) and Wal Pisciotta (owner of Carsales). T ...

Mill Valley Ranch Mill Valley Ranch is a Christian Youth Camp in Tynong North, South East of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. History Established by Arthur & Bonnie Bartlett, Joy & Warren Carrol & Eric Watts in 1967, upon the invitation of the Weatherheads, a saw ...

,Mill Valley Ranch
Baptist Camping the old Cornucopia Museum (which is under renovation) and the Fulton Hogan Pty Ltd (previously Astec)

Quarry A quarry is a type of open-pit mining, open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock (geology), rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some juri ...

. Tynong North Post Office opened on 14 May 1934 and closed in 1964.

Sport and Leisure

Tynong North borders the Bunyip State Park which features numerous horse riding tracks. Horse riding lessons are also available from local trainers.

References

Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of Cardinia {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub

Sport and Leisure

See also

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