Tawonga

Town in Victoria, Australia

36°38′0″S 147°06′0″E / 36.63333°S 147.10000°E / -36.63333; 147.10000Population568 (2021 census)^[2]Postcode(s)3697Elevation330 m (1,083 ft)Location

350 km (217 mi) north east of Melbourne
76 km (47 mi) south of Wodonga
103 km (64 mi) east of Wangaratta
56 km (35 mi) east of Myrtleford
12 km (7 mi) north of Mount Beauty

LGA(s)Alpine ShireState electorate(s)Benambra Federal division(s)Indi

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
20.3 °C 69 °F	7.4 °C 45 °F	1,017 mm 40 in

Tawonga is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Kiewa Valley Highway, in the Alpine Shire local government area, 350 kilometres (217 mi) northeast of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Tawonga had a population of 568.^[2]

Tawonga Post Office opened on 4 October 1879.^[3]

December 5th 2011 the Country Fire Authority was alerted of a fire at the 125 year old Bogong pub. The building was destroyed.^{[citation needed]}

References

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^ Holroyd, Jane. "Fire razes historic country pub". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b "2021 Census QuickStats Tawonga". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 22 March 2021