Boinka, Victoria
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Boinka is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway
between Ouyen
and the South Australia
n border in the Sunraysia
region of Victoria
, Australia
. The place by road is situated about 4 kilometres east from Tutye
and 8 kilometres west from Linga
.
The name Boinka meant "flat black beetle" in the language of the indigenous people of Lake Hindmarsh
.
The location has a rich history of settlement and is the subject of a photograph collection within the archives of the Museum of Victoria. The Boinka State School (No 3800) is listed as a part of Heritage Victoria, owned by the Crown Reserve and managed by Rural City Council of Mildura. The township was established in the early 1910s and the Post Office opened on 15 July 1912 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway from Ouyen
to Murrayville
a month earlier. The office closed in 1975.
The Landcare Group area of concern, which in total takes in 319,175 hectare
s including 985 kilometres of roadside in the central west of the Mallee Region.
Boinka is listed within the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 as being one of only two places where Pale Myoporum
(Myoporum brevipes Benth.), a recumbent
or erect shrub of up to 2 metres in height (widespread in South Australia
), is known to grow indigenously outside of that location.
Mallee Highway
The Mallee Highway runs east from Tailem Bend in South Australia through cereal-growing farmland at the southern end of the Murray Mallee to Pinnaroo near the border with Victoria, where it crosses route...
between Ouyen
Ouyen, Victoria
Ouyen is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in the Rural City of Mildura at the junction of the Calder Highway and Mallee Highway, south of Mildura and north-west of Melbourne. At the 2006 census the town had a population of 1,061.-History:...
and the South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
n border in the Sunraysia
Sunraysia
Sunraysia is an area of northwestern Victoria and southwestern New South Wales in Australia, known for its sunshine, grapes and oranges. Its main centre is Mildura....
region of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The place by road is situated about 4 kilometres east from Tutye
Tutye, Victoria
Tutye is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Sunraysia region of Victoria, Australia...
and 8 kilometres west from Linga
Linga, Victoria
For other uses, please see Linga Linga is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Sunraysia region...
.
The name Boinka meant "flat black beetle" in the language of the indigenous people of Lake Hindmarsh
Lake Hindmarsh
Lake Hindmarsh in western Victoria is the state’s largest natural freshwater lake. The nearest towns are Jeparit to the south and Rainbow to the north.The lake has filled after more than a decade of drought, due to floods in early 2011.-History:...
.
The location has a rich history of settlement and is the subject of a photograph collection within the archives of the Museum of Victoria. The Boinka State School (No 3800) is listed as a part of Heritage Victoria, owned by the Crown Reserve and managed by Rural City Council of Mildura. The township was established in the early 1910s and the Post Office opened on 15 July 1912 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway from Ouyen
Ouyen, Victoria
Ouyen is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in the Rural City of Mildura at the junction of the Calder Highway and Mallee Highway, south of Mildura and north-west of Melbourne. At the 2006 census the town had a population of 1,061.-History:...
to Murrayville
Murrayville, Victoria
Murrayville is a town on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border. It is about east of the South Australian border and north west of the state capital Melbourne, but east of Adelaide...
a month earlier. The office closed in 1975.
The Landcare Group area of concern, which in total takes in 319,175 hectare
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
s including 985 kilometres of roadside in the central west of the Mallee Region.
Unique facts
Myoporum
Myoporum is a genus of flowering plants in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae . There are about 32 species within the genus, which is spread from Mauritius, across Australia to the Pacific Islands and up to China....
(Myoporum brevipes Benth.), a recumbent
Recumbent
Recumbent may refer to:* Recumbence, the act or state of lying down or leaning.* Recumbent bicycle, a bicycle which places the rider in a seated or supine position...
or erect shrub of up to 2 metres in height (widespread in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
), is known to grow indigenously outside of that location.