Cowwarr, Victoria
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| Cowwarr Victoria |
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| Population: | 563[1] |
| Postcode: | 3857 |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Shire of Wellington |
| State District: | Gippsland East |
| Federal Division: | Gippsland |
Cowwarr is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 27 kilometres north-east of Traralgon, 174 kilometres east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington. At the 2006 census, Cowwarr and the surrounding area had a population of 462.[1]
Established in the 1860s, the town serviced the area around Walhalla during the Victorian Gold Rush. Historic buildings remain in the town today. A butter factory built around the close of the nineteenth century has been converted into a gallery for contemporary art. The town is supported by district farming, including dairy farming, irrigated from the Rainbow Creek, which runs past Cowwarr, and the Thomson River.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Cowwarr (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
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