Wandong, Victoria

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Wandong
Victoria

Population:

1533 (2006 Census)

Postcode:

3758

Elevation:

307 m (1,007 ft)

Location:

55 km (34 mi) from Melbourne
11 km (7 mi) SE of Kilmore
4 km (2 mi) N of Heathcote Junction

LGA:

Shire of Mitchell

State District:

Seymour

Federal Division:

McEwen

Localities around Wandong:
Kilmore	Broadford	Waterford Park
Wallan	Wandong	Clonbinane
Wallan	Heathcote Junction	Upper Plenty

Wandong, Victoria is a town 50 kilometres north of Melbourne on the Hume Highway. It is located right next to the town of Heathcote Junction, and at the 2001 census, the two towns had a population of 1,370.^[1]. The main centre nearest Wandong is Kilmore.

Nearby is the L.B. Davern Nature Reserve, and Wandong is home to the Wandong Country Music Festival.

The town has its own railway station on the Albury-Wodonga and Shepparton railway lines.