Omeo, Victoria

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The historic Omeo Post office by night

Population:

259 (2001 census)

Postcode:

3898

Elevation:

685.0 m

Location:

400 km from Melbourne
121 km from Orbost
108 km from Bright

LGA:

East Gippsland Shire

State District:

Gippsland East

Federal Division:

Gippsland

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
18.3 °C ^{65 °F}	4.8 °C ^{41 °F}	678.8 mm ^{26.7 in}

Location of Omeo in Victoria (red)

Omeo is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Alpine Road, east of Mount Hotham, in the East Gippsland Shire. The town has an approximate population of 300. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word for 'mountains'.

The area was first visited by stockmen who drove stock through the region as early as 1835. Earthquakes in 1885 and 1892, and the Black Friday bushfires of 1939, caused damage to Omeo, yet several old buildings remain.

The town hosts the Omeo Plains Mountain Festival in December and January each year, a market at Easter, and an agricultural show in November.