Macorna, Victoria

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Macorna
Victoria
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Macorna
Location in Shire of Gannawarra
Coordinates 35°55′07″S144°01′50″E / 35.91861°S 144.03056°E / -35.91861; 144.03056
Population67 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 3579
Elevation85 m (279 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Gannawarra
State electorate(s) Murray Plains
Federal division(s) Mallee
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
22.8 °C
73 °F
9.4 °C
49 °F
368.9 mm
14.5 in

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.

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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. [2] 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, [3]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Macorna (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Fullpointsfooty.net". Archived from the original on 26 April 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Macorna Pony Club". Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2010.