Tabilk Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 36°50′52.9″S145°09′43.9″E / 36.848028°S 145.162194°E Coordinates: 36°50′52.9″S145°09′43.9″E / 36.848028°S 145.162194°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 131 (2016) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3607 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Strathbogie | ||||||||||||||
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Tabilk is a small rural area located about 90 minutes north of Melbourne. The 2016 census recorded that 131 people lived in the area. The closest major towns are Nagambie (About 10–15 minutes north-west of Tabilk), Avenel (About 20 minutes south-east of Tabilk) and Seymour (About 25–30 minutes south-west of Tabilk. Tabilk is mostly a farm town with no shops.
Passing through the township is the Shepparton line. There was a small railway station in Tabilk but has since closed. Places of interest in close proximity to Tabilk include the Goulburn River, Lake Nagambie, and local wineries which include Mitchelton. [1] and Tahbilk. [2] Tahbilk is the small town's greatest attraction, the winery's first vines were planted in 1860 and the winery still operates today. The winery is also known for its five-storey wooden tower overlooking the Goulburn River and the vineyard. [3] The towns of Nagambie and Avenel also combined to make a junior football/netball club known as the Tabilk Junior Football Netball Club (Tabilk Blues). The reason for this is because the two towns weren't able to make individual clubs so they combined. Tabilk is commonly seen as the area between the towns hence the name [4]
Also passing through Tabilk is the Goulburn Valley Highway.
Shepparton is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately 181 kilometres (112 mi) north-northeast of Melbourne. As of June 2018 the estimated population of Shepparton, including the adjacent town of Mooroopna, was 51,631.
The Shire of Strathbogie is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 3,303 square kilometres (1,275 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 10,645.
Seymour is a historic railway township located in the Southern end of the Goulburn Valley in the Shire of Mitchell, Victoria, Australia and is located 104 kilometres (65 mi) north of Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Seymour had a population of 6,327. The township services the surrounding agricultural industries as well as the nearby military base of Puckapunyal, which is an important training centre for the Australian Army. Other important sectors of employment in Seymour include retail, light engineering, agricultural services support, medical services, and education.
Mooroopna is a rural town located 181 kilometres (112 mi) north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the banks of the Goulburn River opposite the larger town of Shepparton. The Midland Highway crosses the river between the two towns. At the 2016 census, Mooroopna had a population of 7,942.
Murchison is a small riverside rural village located on the Goulburn River in Victoria, Australia. Murchison is located 167 kilometres from Melbourne and is just to the west of the Goulburn Valley Highway between Shepparton and Nagambie. The surrounding countryside contains orchards, vineyards and dairy farms and also HM Prison Dhurringile. At the 2016 census, Murchison had a population of 925.
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Tahbilk Winery is a historic Australian winery with National Trust certification. It is located 120 km (75 mi) north of Melbourne between the townships of Seymour and Nagambie in the Nagambie Lakes a sub region of Goulburn Valley Wine Region. It was established in 1860, and is the oldest family-owned winery and vineyard in Victoria. The winery is part of Australia's First Families of Wine, a prominent Australian wine alliance.
The Seymour Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the historic railway township of Seymour, Victoria.
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The Mooroopna Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Cats, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the rural town of Mooroopna, Victoria.
Goulburn Valley wine region is a wine region in the state of Victoria in Australia. It is part of the Central Victoria zone and roughly corresponds to the Goulburn Valley tourist and government region.
Nagambie Lakes is a subregion of the Goulburn Valley wine region in the Australian state of Victoria. Lake Nagambie on the Goulburn River is the largest waterbody in the region, and Nagambie is the main town.