Wandiligong

Town in Victoria, Australia
36°45′41″S 146°59′3″E / 36.76139°S 146.98417°E / -36.76139; 146.98417Population453 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)3744Location
  • 330 km (205 mi) NE of Melbourne
  • 82 km (51 mi) SE of Wangaratta
  • 6 km (4 mi) S of Bright
LGA(s)Alpine ShireState electorate(s)Ovens ValleyFederal division(s)Indi

Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town is located on Morses Creek and in the Alpine Shire local government area, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Bright and 330 kilometres (210 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Wandiligong had a population of 453.[1]

Wandiligong was established in the 1850s during the Victorian gold rush and at one stage the town was home to 2,000 people. The town as a whole is now registered with the National Trust of Australia as a historic landscape and is home to buildings with historic value such as the Manchester Unity hall—built in 1874.[2]

The town is home to one of the largest apple orchards in the southern hemisphere.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Wandiligong". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Wandiligong information and attractions". Travel Victoria. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Travel: Bright". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2010.

External links

Media related to Wandiligong, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons

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