Indigo Valley
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Indigo Valley is a valley and bounded locality in Victoria
, Australia
stretching approximately between Yackandandah
and the Hume Highway
near Barnawartha
. The Indigo Creek flows through it.
Indigo Valley was formerly part of the Shire of Chiltern
but now forms part of the Indigo Shire
, to which it lends its name.
Indigo Valley has a Country Fire Authority
volunteer fire brigade and a state primary school called Middle Indigo Primary School.
The population of Indigo Valley was 561 in the Australian 2006 Census
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...
stretching approximately between Yackandandah
Yackandandah, Victoria
Yackandandah is a small tourist town in northeast Victoria, Australia. It is near the regional cities of Wodonga and Albury, and is close to the tourist town of Beechworth. At the 2006 census, Yackandandah had a population of 663.- History :...
and the Hume Highway
Hume Highway
The Hume Highway/Hume Freeway is one of Australia's major inter-city highways, running for 880 km between Sydney and Melbourne. It is part of the Auslink National Network and is a vital link for road freight to transport goods to and from the two cities as well as serving Albury-Wodonga and...
near Barnawartha
Barnawartha, Victoria
Barnawartha is a small town located on the Hume Highway in regional north-east Victoria, Australia, approximately from Melbourne on the banks of Indigo Creek which runs into the Murray River to the north....
. The Indigo Creek flows through it.
Indigo Valley was formerly part of the Shire of Chiltern
Shire of Chiltern
The Shire of Chiltern was a Local Government Area located about north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.-History:...
but now forms part of the Indigo Shire
Indigo Shire
The Shire of Indigo is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the state and is named after the Indigo Valley and Indigo Creek which runs into the Murray River through the shire....
, to which it lends its name.
Indigo Valley has a Country Fire Authority
Country Fire Authority
Country Fire Authority, or CFA, is the name of the fire service that provides firefighting and other emergency services to all of the country areas and regional townships within the state of Victoria, Australia, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of Melbourne...
volunteer fire brigade and a state primary school called Middle Indigo Primary School.
The population of Indigo Valley was 561 in the Australian 2006 Census