Macorna, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Macorna
State:vic
Coordinates:-35.9186°N 144.0306°W
Lga:Shire of Gannawarra
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Shire of Gannawarra
Use Lga Map:yes
Postcode:3579
Pop:67
Pop Year:2021
Elevation:85
Maxtemp:22.8
Mintemp:9.4
Rainfall:368.9
Stategov:Murray Plains
Fedgov:Mallee
Dist1:267
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:103
Location2:Bendigo
Dist3:25
Location3:Kerang

Macorna is a locality the Shire of Gannawarra, Australia. There are only a couple of houses, but there is a football/netball club, cricket club, Landcare group, fire station and a pony club. The locality is 85 metres above sea level.

Transport

The locality is on the Yungera railway line and the railway reached Macorna in 1884. Macorna station closed in 1981.

Community

Macorna has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Golden Rivers Football League.[1] Macorna was a founding member of the Kerang and District Football League in 1946, which was renamed the Golden Rivers Football League in 1998. Prior to World War II the club played in a number of local leagues, including the Tandarra-Macorna Line Football Association, Pyramid Hill Football League, Leagher Football Association, and Northern Districts Football League.

The Macorna Pony Club was formed in 2004,[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fullpointsfooty.net.
  2. Web site: Macorna Pony Club . 8 October 2010 . 19 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110219214444/http://www.macorna.ponyclubvic.org.au/ . dead .