Type: | town |
Barwidgee | |
State: | vic |
Coordinates: | -36.5119°N 146.7728°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Lga: | Alpine Shire |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Postcode: | 3737 |
Pop: | 96 |
Stategov: | Ovens Valley |
Fedgov: | Indi |
Barwidgee (formerly known as Barwidgee Creek) is a rural locality in northeast Victoria, Australia. The nearest town to Barwidgee is Myrtleford about 5.44 km away. Barwidgee is within Alpine Shire.
Barwidgee Creek Post Office opened on 1 March 1912 and closed in 1957.[1]
Barwidgee was affected by the Black Saturday bushfires, with some deaths in the region and many homes lost.[2]