Koondrook, Victoria

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Koondrook
Victoria

Bridge across the Murray River from Koondrook to Barham, viewed from downstream of Koondrook

Population:

802 ^[1]

Postcode:

3580

Elevation:

78 m (256 ft)

Location:

301 km (187 mi) from Melbourne
74 km (46 mi) from Swan Hill
24 km (15 mi) from Kerang
2 km (1 mi) from Barham (NSW)

LGA:

Shire of Gannawarra

State District:

Swan Hill

Federal Division:

Mallee

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
22.2 °C ^{72 °F}	8.4 °C ^{47 °F}	391.4 mm ^{15.4 in}

Koondrook is a town situated on the Murray River, Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Gannawarra Local government area, 301 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Koondrook had a population of 802.^[1]

Koondrook is connected by a bridge to its twin town of Barham in the neighbouring state of New South Wales. Industry in the area includes dairying on the river flats and citrus production using irrigation supplied from the Murray River. Timber from the surrounding state forests is used in the production of quality redgum timber and furniture.

Fishing and camping in the are popular activities for tourists in the surrounding state forests. The forests are important breeding areas for colonial waterbirds and are visited by migratory birds.

The Wemba-Wemba Aborigines were thought to have occupied the Koondrook area prior to European settlement commencing in 1843. In 1889 the Kerang-Koondrook Tramway was opened linking the town to the Victorian railway network, being officially closed on March 3, 1981.^[2]

Melbourne Cup winning jockey Roy Higgins was born in Koondrook in 1938.