Marnoo, Victoria

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Marnoo
Victoria

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Marnoo
Coordinates 36°39′0″S142°53′0″E / 36.65000°S 142.88333°E / -36.65000; 142.88333 Coordinates: 36°39′0″S142°53′0″E / 36.65000°S 142.88333°E / -36.65000; 142.88333
Population 333 (2011 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3387
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Northern Grampians
State electorate(s) Ripon
Federal Division(s) Mallee

Marnoo is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia. Its postal code is 3387. At the 2011 census, Marnoo and the surrounding area had a population of 333. [1]

Wimmera Region in Victoria, Australia

The Wimmera is a region of the Australian state of Victoria. The district is located within parts of the Loddon Mallee and the Grampians regions; and covers the dryland farming area south of the range of Mallee scrub, east of the South Australia border and north of the Great Dividing Range. It can also be defined as the land within the social catchment of Horsham, its main settlement.

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Shire of Northern Grampians Local government area in Victoria, Australia

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Russell Ellen is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Ellen later played for West Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Wembley in the Western Australian Amateur Football League, his old team Marnoo in the Lexton Football League, South Broken Hill in the Broken Hill Football League, and finally in Perth's Sunday Football League.

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Marnoo (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Blue pencil.svg