Flowerdale, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Flowerdale is a town in Victoria
, Australia
. The town is located in the Shire of Murrindindi Local Government Area, 95 kilometres (59 mi) from the state capital, Melbourne
. The town is located in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range
, in the upper catchment of the Goulburn River
system.
Flowerdale Post Office opened on 4 February 1881 and closed in 1974.
The area was devastated by a bushfire in February 2009 with the loss of a large number of houses, however the school, hotel and community hall were spared.
Video commentary on reconstruction effort at Deloitte TV Australia.
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 town is located in the Shire of Murrindindi Local Government Area, 95 kilometres (59 mi) from the state capital, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. The town is located in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range
Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the third longest in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 km from Dauan Island off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through...
, in the upper catchment of the Goulburn River
Goulburn River (Victoria)
The Goulburn River is a major inland river in Victoria, Australia.The headwaters of the Goulburn River rise in the western end of the Victoria Alps, near Mount Buller. The Eildon Dam creates Lake Eildon, a major storage of water for irrigation...
system.
Flowerdale Post Office opened on 4 February 1881 and closed in 1974.
The area was devastated by a bushfire in February 2009 with the loss of a large number of houses, however the school, hotel and community hall were spared.
Video commentary on reconstruction effort at Deloitte TV Australia.