Catani, Victoria
| Catani Victoria | |
|---|---|
 Taplins Road | |
  Catani | |
| Coordinates | 38°11′S 145°39′E / 38.183°S 145.650°ECoordinates: 38°11′S 145°39′E / 38.183°S 145.650°E |
| Population | 265 (2011 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3981 |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Cardinia |
| State electorate(s) | Bass |
| Federal Division(s) | Flinders |
Catani is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Catani and the surrounding rural area had a population of 265.[1]
History
Catani Post Office opened on 2 April 1923 and closed in 1981.[2]
The town was named after Carlo Catani, a civil engineer who worked on the draining of the Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp.[3]
Today
Catani has an Australian Rules football team playing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.[4] The town also has netball, cricket and tennis teams running during their season. A school bus that runs throughout the town twice a day for students at Kooweerup Secondary college.[5]
References
- 1 2 "2011 Census QuickStats: Catani". Australia Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ McNicoll, Ronald (1979). "Catani, Carlo Giorgio Domenico Enrico (1852–1918)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ↑ Full Points Footy, Catani, retrieved 2009-04-15
- ↑ http://www.kwrsc.vic.edu.au
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catani, Victoria. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, January 07, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.