Leitchville, Victoria

Leitchville
Victoria

Murray-Goulburn dairy
Leitchville
Population: 271[1]
Established: 1929
Postcode: 3567
Location:
LGA: Shire of Gannawarra
State District: Rodney
Federal Division: Mallee, Murray

Leitchville is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Gannawarra Local Government Area, 262 kilometres of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Leitchville had a population of 271.[1]

History

The district was named after the manager of Gunbower station, Duncan Leitch, following his death in 1887, and the Post Office opened on 1 October 1887.[2] The township was gazetted in 1929.

The Town today

The major industry in Leitchville is dairy production; a Murray Goulburn cheese factory was located in the town, but closed in February 2010, with the loss of 80 jobs.[3][1] Kow Swamp, the site of a major palaeontological find providing insight into the origins of Indigenous Australians is located nearby.[4]

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Gunbower has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Heathcote District Football League.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Leitchville (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL227600&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-25. 
  2. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=. Retrieved 2008-04-11 
  3. ^ "Towns in Gannawarra". Gannawarra Shire Council. http://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=42&h=0. Retrieved 2007-05-30. 
  4. ^ "Leitchville Victoria". Travelmate. http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Leitchville_%5C_VIC. Retrieved 2007-05-30. 
  5. ^ Full Points Footy. "Leitchville-Gunbower". http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Leitchville-Gunbower.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-25 
Towns in the Shire of Gannawarra

Beauchamp • Benjeroop • Cohuna • Kangaroo Lake • Kerang • Koondrook • Lake Charm • Lalbert • Leitchville • Macorna • Murrabit • Myall • Mystic Park • Quambatook • Tittybong • Towaninny • Tragowel •