Tyrendarra, Victoria
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Tyrendarra is a rural village in south west Victoria
, Australia
and is located on the Princes Highway
; the township within a bend of Darlot Creek, before it enters the Fitzroy River
which also flows through the locality. At the 2006 census
, Tyrendarra and the surrounding area had a population of 243.
The area was settled in the 1870s and a Post Office opened in around February 1879 (closed 30 June 2000).
Tyrendarra is well known for the Tyrendarra Pastoral and Agricultural show
and the Tyrendarra Rodeo
which are held each year at the Tyrendarra sports reserve.
It has a football
team playing in the South West District Football League
.
An unusual feature of the village is that it has long had 2 churches and no hotel.
The Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape - Tyrendarra Area
on the Australian National Heritage List
lies on the Tyrendarra lava flow between the Fitzroy River and Darlot Creek close to the township.
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...
and is located on the Princes Highway
Princes Highway
The Princes Highway extends from Sydney to Port Augusta via the coast through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, a distance of 1941 km or 1898 km via the former alignments of the highway ....
; the township within a bend of Darlot Creek, before it enters the Fitzroy River
Fitzroy River (Victoria)
The Fitzroy River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It begins near the western edge of the Lower Glenelg National Park, flows through Heywood, and enters the Southern Ocean at Tyrendarra....
which also flows through the locality. 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,...
, Tyrendarra and the surrounding area had a population of 243.
The area was settled in the 1870s and a Post Office opened in around February 1879 (closed 30 June 2000).
Tyrendarra is well known for the Tyrendarra Pastoral and Agricultural show
Agricultural show
An agricultural show is a public event showcasing the equipment, animals, sports and recreation associated with agriculture and animal husbandry. The largest comprise a livestock show , a trade fair, competitions, and entertainment...
and the Tyrendarra Rodeo
Rodeo
Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,...
which are held each year at the Tyrendarra sports reserve.
It has a football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
team playing in the South West District Football League
South West District Football League
The South West District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in South-western Victoria, with clubs located in the vicinity of Hamilton, Heywood and Portland...
.
An unusual feature of the village is that it has long had 2 churches and no hotel.
The Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape - Tyrendarra Area
Budj Bim
Budj Bim is the Gunditjmara name for the extinct volcano Mount Eccles in southwestern Victoria, Australia. The name means High Head.The eruptions of the volcano 20,000 to 30,000 years ago produced the Tyrendarra lava flow which flowed in a generally southerly direction into the ocean at Tyrendarra...
on the Australian National Heritage List
Australian National Heritage List
The Australian National Heritage List is a list of places deemed to be of outstanding heritage significance to Australia. The list includes natural, historic and indigenous places...
lies on the Tyrendarra lava flow between the Fitzroy River and Darlot Creek close to the township.