Pira, Victoria
Locality in Victoria, Australia
35°15′15″S 143°21′55″E / 35.25417°S 143.36528°E / -35.25417; 143.36528
- 361 km (224 mi) from Melbourne
- 23 km (14 mi) from Swan Hill
- 121 km (75 mi) from Ouyen
- 201 km (125 mi) from Mildura[2]
| Localities around Pira: | ||
| Nyrraby | Nyah West | Vinifera |
| Nowie | Pira | Woorinen North |
| Bulga | Bulga | Woorinen South |
Pira is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 23 km from Swan Hill. It was a stop on the Piangil railway line but the station is now closed.
Pira Post Office opened on 14 July 1924 and closed in 1975.[3]
In December 2017 Amanda Maher, a farmer from Pira, was awarded a Victorian Young Farmer's Scholarship.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pira". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Travelmate". Archived from the original on 1 May 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 27 March 2021
- ^ Pulford, Jaala (19 December 2017). "Giving Young Farmers That Winning Edge" (Press release). Premier of Victoria. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018.
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Localities in the Rural City of Swan Hill
- Annuello
- Bannerton
- Beauchamp^
- Bolton
- Boundary Bend
- Bulga
- Castle Donnington
- Chillingollah
- Chinangin
- Chinkapook
- Cocamba
- Fish Point
- Gerahmin
- Goschen
- Gowanford
- Happy Valley
- Kenley
- Kooloonong
- Kunat
- Lake Powell
- Liparoo
- Meatian^
- Miralie
- Murnungin
- Murrawee
- Murraydale
- Narrung
- Natya
- Nowie
- Nyrraby
- Pental Island
- Pira
- Polisbet
- Speewa
- Swan Hill West
- Tol Tol
- Towan
- Tresco
- Tresco West
- Turoar
- Tyntynder
- Tyrrell^
- Ultima
- Ultima East
- Vinifera
- Waitchie
- Wandown
- Wemen
- Winlaton
- Winnambool
- Wood Wood
- Woorinen North
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
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