Tinamba, Victoria

Tinamba is a dairy farming town in Victoria, Australia, located on Traralgon - Maffra Road between Heyfield and Maffra, in the Shire of Wellington. It has a country pub, a church, engineer works and two dilapidated tennis courts. At the 2006 census, Tinamba and the surrounding area had a population of 500. In 2007 Tinamba suffered two 1 in 100-year floods. Tinamba Railway Station Post Office opened on 1 July 1887 and was renamed Tinamba around 1895.[2]

Tinamba
Victoria
Tinamba
Coordinates37°58′S 146°53′E
Population500 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3859
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s)Gippsland East
Federal Division(s)Gippsland

See also

Tinamba railway station

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tinamba (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008


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