Nar Nar Goon, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Nar Nar Goon is a town in Gippsland
, Victoria
, Australia
, 61 km southeast from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia
. At the 2006 Census, Nar Nar Goon had a population of 1010.
name for the koala
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The Post Office opened on 15 September 1881, some time after the railway line arrived.
s that can be seen around the town.
The town contains a private and public school, each offering primary education, an active progress association, a CFA
fire station, scout hall, community centre and hotel.
The town has its own railway station on the Bairnsdale V/Line rail service.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League
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The town also has a small number of shops and a pub.
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
, 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...
, 61 km southeast from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia
Shire of Cardinia
Cardinia Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne between the Western Port bay and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne...
. At the 2006 Census, Nar Nar Goon had a population of 1010.
History
The name is thought to come from an AboriginalIndigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
name for the koala
Koala
The koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae....
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The Post Office opened on 15 September 1881, some time after the railway line arrived.
The Town today
It is known locally as "The Mural Town" or the town with lots of "murals" because of the numerous muralMural
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of...
s that can be seen around the town.
The town contains a private and public school, each offering primary education, an active progress association, a CFA
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...
fire station, scout hall, community centre and hotel.
The town has its own railway station on the Bairnsdale V/Line rail service.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League
Ellinbank & District Football League
The Ellinbank and District Football League is an Australian rules football League, based in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, for both seniors and juniors. The EDFL was founded in 1937.15 teams compete in the league, the newest team being Garfield FC...
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The town also has a small number of shops and a pub.