Watchupga, Victoria

Watchupga
Watchupga; Victoria
	Watchupga
Coordinates	35°45′28″S142°43′33″E / 35.75778°S 142.72583°E Coordinates: 35°45′28″S142°43′33″E / 35.75778°S 142.72583°E
Postcode(s)	3485
LGA(s)	Shire of Buloke
State electorate(s)	Mildura
Federal Division(s)	Mallee
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Last updated April 22, 2019

Watchupga is a locality in Northern Victoria, Australia. The local government area of Watchupga is the Shire of Buloke.^[1] Watchupga has a grain station on the Mildura railway line with a grain silo on the site which is 84 metres tall.^[2]^[3] However, the station was closed to passenger and parcels traffic on 11 November 1975.^[4] Watchupga Post Office opened on 23 July 1900 and was closed on 29 February 1972.^[5]

This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region. Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified as cities (34), shires (38), rural cities (6) and boroughs (1). In general, an urban or suburban LGA is called a city and is governed by a City Council, while a rural LGA covering a larger rural area is usually called a shire and is governed by a Shire Council. Local councils have the same administrative functions and similar political structures, regardless of their classification. The sorting of LGAs into regions is for presentation purposes only, and has no legal or administrative significance.

The Shire of Buloke is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 8,004 square kilometres (3,090 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 6,384. It includes the towns of Birchip, Charlton, Donald, Sea Lake and Wycheproof. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Wycheproof, Shire of Birchip, Shire of Charlton, Shire of Donald, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara.

The Mildura railway line is a heavy rail line in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Yelta station to Ballarat station via the settlements of Mildura, Ouyen and Maryborough in an approximate south-southeasterly direction. Initial sections of the line opened from Ballarat in 1874 and the line reached Mildura in 1903.

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References

↑ "Map of the Shire of Buloke" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ "Victorian Railway Map" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ "Watchupga grain station information" . Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 9.
↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List , retrieved 2008-04-11

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[1] "Map of the Shire of Buloke" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-29.

[2] "Victorian Railway Map" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-29.

[3] "Watchupga grain station information" . Retrieved 2012-01-29.

[4] "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 9.

[a-5] Premier Postal History, Post Office List , retrieved 2008-04-11