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Koondrook
Victoria

Main street of Koondrook

Population:

802 ¹

Postcode:

3580

Elevation:

78 m (256 ft)

Location:

301 km (187 mi) from Melbourne
74 km (46 mi) from Swan Hill
24 km (15 mi) from Kerang
2 km (1 mi) from Barham (NSW)

LGA:

Shire of Gannawarra

State District:

Swan Hill

Federal Division:

Mallee

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Annual Rainfall
22.2 °C ^{72 °F}	8.4 °C ^{47 °F}	391.4 mm ^{15.4 in}

Koondrook is a town situated on the Murray River, Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Gannawarra Local government area, 301 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Koondrook had a population of 802.¹

1 History
2 The town today
3 Notable people
4 References
5 External links

History

The Wemba-Wemba Aborigines were thought to have occupied the Koondrook area prior to European settlement commencing in 1843. The Post Office opened on 1 March 1879. ² In 1889 the Kerang-Koondrook Tramway³ was opened linking the town to the Victorian railway network, being officially closed on March 3, 1981.⁴

The town today

Koondrook is connected by a bridge to its twin town of Barham in the neighbouring state of New South Wales. Industry in the area includes dairying on the river flats and citrus production using irrigation supplied from the Murray River. Timber from the surrounding state forests is used in the production of quality redgum timber and furniture.

Fishing and camping in the are popular activities for tourists in the surrounding state forests. The forests are important breeding areas for colonial waterbirds and are visited by migratory birds.

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Barham across the Murray has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Central Murray Football League.⁵

Notable people

Melbourne Cup winning jockey Roy Higgins was born in Koondrook in 1938.

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Barham-Koondrook (Koondrook Part) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved on 11 April 2008
^ Kerang-Koondrook Tramway Buckland, J.L. & ors. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin October, 1948 pp5-7
^ Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society) March 1990 (Vol 18 No 3)
^ Full Points Footy, Koondrook-Barham, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Koondruk-Barham.htm, retrieved on 25 July 2008

External links

Gannawarra Shire Council - Official Website
Murray Darling Basin Commission - State forests around Koondrook

Coordinates: 35°38′S 144°07′E / -35.633, 144.117

v • d • e Towns in the Shire of Gannawarra

Benjeroop • Cohuna • Kangaroo Lake • Kerang • Koondrook • Lake Charm • Lalbert • Leitchville • Macorna • Murrabit • Mystic Park • Quambatook • Tittybong • Tragowel •

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