Pimpinio, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Pimpinio is a small township in Victoria
, Australia
15 km from the City of Horsham
. At the 2006 census
, Pimpinio had a population of 338.
Pimpinio Post Office opened on 9 March 1875 and closed in 1980.
team competing in the Horsham & District Football League
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In 2005 & 2006 the Seniors won the HDFL premiership, thus making them back to back premiers, the success did not last long as they were knocked out of the 2007 finals.
Netball- 13 & Under, 15 & Under, 17 & Under, C Grade, B Grade & A Grade
In 2007 the C Grade netball team won the HDFL (Horsham District Football League) premiership by beating a very strong Edenhope-Apsley Side.
They also have a cricket side, who have had a bit of success.
Golfers play at the course of the Pimpinio Golf Club on the Western Highway.
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...
15 km from the City of Horsham
Horsham, Victoria
Horsham is the largest city by population and regional centre of the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia and is approximately north-west of Melbourne via the Western Highway. At the 2006 census, Horsham had a population of 14,125. Horsham is in the federal Division of Mallee...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Pimpinio had a population of 338.
Pimpinio Post Office opened on 9 March 1875 and closed in 1980.
Sports
The town has an Australian Rules football team and netballNetball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
team competing in the Horsham & District Football League
Horsham & District Football League
The Horsham & District Football League is an amateur Australian rules football league based in the Wimmera area of Western Victoria.-History:...
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- Football- Under 14s, Under 17s, Reserves & Seniors
In 2005 & 2006 the Seniors won the HDFL premiership, thus making them back to back premiers, the success did not last long as they were knocked out of the 2007 finals.
Netball- 13 & Under, 15 & Under, 17 & Under, C Grade, B Grade & A Grade
In 2007 the C Grade netball team won the HDFL (Horsham District Football League) premiership by beating a very strong Edenhope-Apsley Side.
They also have a cricket side, who have had a bit of success.
Golfers play at the course of the Pimpinio Golf Club on the Western Highway.