Glengarry, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Glengarry is a town in the Gippsland
region of Victoria
, Australia. The town is located in the City of Latrobe Local Government area, 169 kilometres (105 mi) south east of the state capital, Melbourne
. At the 2006 census
, Glengarry had a population of 677.
in 1883.
The Post Office opened on 1 January 1884 as La Trobe Railway Station and was renamed Glengarry in December of that year.
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The town has also just got a skatepark thanks to the ripper sk8 krew
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
region of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia. The town is located in the City of Latrobe Local Government area, 169 kilometres (105 mi) south east of the state capital, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Glengarry had a population of 677.
History
Glengarry was established after the railway arrived from TraralgonTraralgon, Victoria
Traralgon is a regional city located in the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Traralgon is a city within the City of Latrobe....
in 1883.
The Post Office opened on 1 January 1884 as La Trobe Railway Station and was renamed Glengarry in December of that year.
Today
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the North Gippsland Football LeagueNorth Gippsland Football League
The North Gippsland Football League is an Australian rules football league in the Central Gippsland area of Victoria, Australia, formed in 1955 through the merger of the Cowwarr Football League and the Sale District Football League....
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The town has also just got a skatepark thanks to the ripper sk8 krew