Cowangie is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway

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

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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

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. The place by road, is situated about 12 kilometres southeast 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 12 kilometres northwest from Danyo

Danyo, Victoria

Danyo on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border. The place by road is situated about 12 kilometres east from Cowangie and 14 kilometres west from Murrayville....

.

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. Known as Kow Plains until 1913, the office closed in 1994.

The area of the locality contains a number of smaller areas namely Pallarang which had a post office open from 1915 until 1917, Daalko with an office open from 1928 until 1930, Bunurouk, Bunurouk West with an office in 1915 and 1916, Cowangie North and Koonoa.

Former Formula One

Formula One

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 and V8 Supercar

V8 Supercar

V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations...

 driver Larry Perkins

Larry Perkins

Larry Clifton Perkins is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia.-Career:...

was born in Cowangie.