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Ovens and Murray
New South Wales

The Ovens and Murray region is the combination of the Ovens region in north eastern Victoria and the Murray region of south eastern New South Wales. Its major centre is Albury-Wodonga. Ovens-Murray is commonly used to refer to sporting bodies and recreational activities associated with the area, [1] such as Australian rules football and swimming.

Ovens, Victoria Town in Victoria, Australia

Ovens is a small town in north east Victoria, Australia located at the junction of the Ovens River and Happy Valley Creek. At the 2016 census, Ovens and the surrounding area had a population of 219. It is 4 kilometres (2 mi) south east of Myrtleford heading towards Bright and is the home of the Happy Valley Hotel and Souter's Vineyard. The area is part of the Alpine Valleys Wine region, and was formerly used for tobacco plantations. Ovens acts as a bypass to many of the local snow fields.

In the state of New South Wales, Australia, there are many areas which are commonly known by regional names. Regions are areas that share similar characteristics. These characteristics may be natural such as the Murray River, the coastline, or the Snowy Mountains. Alternatively, the characteristics may be cultural, such as a viticulture land use. New South Wales is divided by numerous regional boundaries, based on different characteristics. In many cases boundaries defined by different agencies are coterminous.

New South Wales State of Australia

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In September 2018, the population of New South Wales was over 8 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.

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Ovens and Murray Advertiser

Ovens and Murray Advertiser, also published as The Chiltern andHowlong times, Ovens register, and Beechworth and district news, is a weekly English language newspaper published in the town of Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.

Ovens & Murray Football League

The Ovens and Murray Football Netball League (O&MFNL) is an Australian rules football and Netball competition containing ten clubs based in north-eastern Victoria, the southern Riverina region of New South Wales and the Ovens and Murray area. The name comes from the Ovens River, the river in the part of north-eastern Victoria covered by the league, and the Murray River, which separates Victoria and New South Wales.

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Electoral district of The Murray former Victorian electoral district

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The Buffalo River, a perennial river of the North-East Murray catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the alpine region of Victoria, Australia. It flows from the eastern slopes of the Buffalo Range in the Australian Alps, joining with the Ovens River west of Myrtleford.

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  1. "BirdLife Ovens and Murray". BirdLife Australia. BirdLife Australia. Retrieved 6 September 2015.