Tinamba, Victoria

Tinamba
Victoria
Tinamba
Coordinates 37°58′S 146°53′E / 37.967°S 146.883°ECoordinates: 37°58′S 146°53′E / 37.967°S 146.883°E
Population 500 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 3859
Location
  • 211 km (131 mi) E of Melbourne
  • 28 km (17 mi) NW of Sale
  • 9 km (6 mi) W of Maffra
LGA(s) Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s) Gippsland East
Federal Division(s) Gippsland

Tinamba is a dairy farming town in Victoria, Australia, located on Traralgon - Maffra Road between Heyfield and Maffra, in the Shire of Wellington. It has a country pub, a church, engineer works and two dilapidated tennis courts. At the 2006 census, Tinamba and the surrounding area had a population of 500. In 2007 Tinamba suffered two 1 in 100-year floods.

Tinamba Railway Station Post Office opened on 1 July 1887 and was renamed Tinamba around 1895.[2]

See also

Tinamba railway station

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tinamba (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
  2. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11