Tawonga Explained

Type:town
Tawonga
State:vic
Use Lga Map:true
Coordinates:-36.6333°N 147.1°W
Pop:568
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:3697
Elevation:330
Dist1:350
Dir1:north east
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:76
Dir2:south
Location2:Wodonga
Dist3:103
Dir3:east
Location3:Wangaratta
Dist4:56
Dir4:east
Location4:Myrtleford
Dist5:12
Dir5:north
Location5:Mount Beauty
Lga:Alpine Shire
Stategov:Benambra
Fedgov:Indi
Maxtemp:20.3
Mintemp:7.4
Rainfall:1017

Tawonga is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Kiewa Valley Highway, in the Alpine Shire local government area, 350km (220miles) northeast of the state capital, Melbourne. At the, Tawonga had a population of 568.[1]

Tawonga Post Office opened on 4 October 1879.

December 5th 2011 the Country Fire Authority was alerted of a fire at the 125 year old Bogong pub. The building was destroyed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Census QuickStats Tawonga . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 21 January 2023.