Tyrendarra, Victoria
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| Tyrendarra Victoria |
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| Population: | 243[1] |
| Postcode: | 3285 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Glenelg |
| State District: | South-West Coast |
| Federal Division: | Wannon |
Tyrendarra is a rural village in south west Victoria, Australia and is located on the Princes Highway. At the 2006 census, Tyrendarra and the surrounding area had a population of 243.[1]
The area was settled in the 1870s and a Post Office opened in around February 1879[2] (closed June 30, 2000).
Tyrendarra is well known for the Tyrendarra Pastoral and Agricultural show and the Tyrendarra Rodeo which are held each year at the Tyrendarra sports reserve. It has a football team playing in the South West District Football League. An unusual feature of the village is that it has long had 2 churches and no hotel.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Tyrendarra (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-08-28.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, <https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=vic&country=>. Retrieved on 11 April 2008
- Learmonth, Noel F. (1970). Four Towns and a Survey. Hawthorn Press: Melbourne
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