Leongatha, Victoria

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Leongatha
Victoria

Leongatha, looking east (1906)

Population:

4818 (2006 Census)

Postcode:

3953

Elevation:

88 m (289 ft)

Location:

135 km (84 mi) SE of Melbourne
59 km (37 mi) SW of Morwell
39 km (24 mi) NW of Wonthaggi

LGA:

South Gippsland Shire

State District:

Gippsland South

Federal Division:

McMillan

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
19.0 °C ^{66 °F}	8.4 °C ^{47 °F}	972.2 mm ^{38.3 in}

Leongatha is a town in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, located 135 kilometres (84 mi) south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland Highway. The town is the commercial,religious, educational and civic centre of the region. At the 2006 census, Leongatha had a population of 4818. The Murray-Goulburn Dairy Co-operative, which trades under the Devondale label, has a processing plant just north of the town producing milk-based products for Australian and overseas markets. It is also the largest milk factory in the southern hemisphere.

First settlement of the area by Europeans occurred in 1845, and the opening of the railway line from Melbourne in 1892 stimulated further settlement.

1 Tourism
2 Famous People
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Tourism

The Daffodil Festival is held annually in September.
The South Gippsland Railway runs historical diesel locomotives and railcars between Nyora and Leongatha, passing through Korumburra.
The railway line from Leongatha to Foster has been converted into the Great Southern Rail Trail, for the shared use of horseriding, walking and cycling.

[edit] Famous People

Steven Wallis

[edit] See also

Leongatha Airport

[edit] References

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Coordinates: 38°29′S, 145°57′E