Tyrendarra
| Tyrendarra Victoria | |
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 Hall in the showgrounds at Tyrendarra | |
  Tyrendarra | |
| Coordinates | 38°13′0″S 141°47′0″E / 38.21667°S 141.78333°ECoordinates: 38°13′0″S 141°47′0″E / 38.21667°S 141.78333°E |
| Population | 243 (2006)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3285 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Glenelg |
| State electorate(s) | South-West Coast |
| Federal Division(s) | Wannon |
Tyrendarra /ˈtɪərəndərə/ is a locality in south west Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Glenelg local government area and on the Princes Highway, 338 kilometres (210 mi) south west of the state capital, Melbourne. The Tyrendarra township lies within a bend of Darlot Creek, before it enters the Fitzroy River—which also flows through the locality. 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 around February 1879 and closed in 2000.[2]
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 long had two churches and no hotel.
The Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape - Tyrendarra Area on the Australian National Heritage List lies on the Tyrendarra lava flow between the Fitzroy River and Darlot Creek close to the township.
People from Tyrendarra
- Noel Fulford Learmonth, (1880–1970) writer
- his son Wing Commander Charles Learmonth, (1917–1944) DFC and bar
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tyrendarra (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11-04-2008
- Learmonth, Noel F. (1970). Four Towns and a Survey. Hawthorn Press: Melbourne
External links
Media related to Tyrendarra, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
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