Mitiamo, Victoria

Mitiamo is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Loddon, 222 kilometres (138 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Mitiamo had a population of 117.[1]

Mitiamo
Victoria
Joffre Street, Mitiamo with the post office and general store on the left
Mitiamo
Coordinates36°13′0″S 144°14′0″E
Population117 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3573
Location
  • 222 km (138 mi) N of Melbourne
  • 67 km (42 mi) N of Bendigo
  • 55 km (34 mi) W of Echuca
  • 23 km (14 mi) SE of Pyramid Hill
LGA(s)Shire of Loddon
State electorate(s)Murray Plains
Federal Division(s)

Mitiamo Post Office opened on 13 April 1875.[2] Mitiamo station opened in 1883 with the arrival of the Yungera line.

The town has an Australian Rules football and Netball Club competing in the Loddon Valley Football Netball League.[3]

Golfers play at the course of the Mitiamo Golf Club on Mitiamo Forest Road.[4]

Terrick Terrick National Park is 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of the town.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mitiamo (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  3. Mitiamo Football & Netball Club Inc, Website, retrieved 10 January 2015
  4. Golf Select, Mitiamo, retrieved 11 May 2009

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