Mitiamo, Victoria

Mitiamo
Victoria

Joffre Street, Mitiamo with the post office and general store on the left
Mitiamo
Coordinates 36°13′0″S 144°14′0″E / 36.21667°S 144.23333°E / -36.21667; 144.23333Coordinates: 36°13′0″S 144°14′0″E / 36.21667°S 144.23333°E / -36.21667; 144.23333
Population 76 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 3573
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Loddon
State electorate(s) Murray Plains
Federal Division(s) Murray

Mitiamo is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Loddon, 222 kilometres (138 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Mitiamo had a population of 76.[1]

Mitiamo Post Office opened on 13 April 1875.[2] Mitiamo station opened in 1883 with the arrival of the Yungera line.

The town has an Australian Rules football and Netball Club competing in the Loddon Valley Football Netball League.[3]

Golfers play at the course of the Mitiamo Golf Club on Mitiamo Forest Road.[4]

Terrick Terrick National Park is 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of the town.

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mitiamo (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
  3. Mitiamo Football & Netball Club Inc, Website, retrieved 2015-01-10
  4. Golf Select, Mitiamo, retrieved 2009-05-11

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