Mandurang

Mandurang Bendigo, Victoria
Mandurang Post Office in March 2022
Mandurang
Coordinates	36°51′15″S 144°16′52″E
Population	641 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3551
LGA(s)	City of Greater Bendigo
State electorate(s)	Bendigo East
Federal division(s)	Bendigo

Mandurang is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo,[2] in the Australian state of Victoria. It grew and developed as a goldfield settlement and logging locality, though today mostly consists of small farms and wineries. The name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning black cicada.[3]

It is located 10 km (6 mi) south of Bendigo and is reputed by the government mapping agency, to be the geographic centre of Victoria at 36° 51' 15"S, 144° 16' 52" E. Parts of the Greater Bendigo National Park are located in Mandurang.

History

Mandurang Primary School was opened in 1877 and closed in 1994.

According to Victorian Municipal Directory 1976:

Post and telephone office, State school, two churches. Overlooked by "One Tree Hill", from which an extensive picturesque view is obtained. Rail to Bendigo, thence 8 km. Postcode 3551.[4]

Geographic Centre of Victoria

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mandurang (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
2. Map of the county of Bendigo showing colony and parish boundaries, main roads, telegraph lines and railways. 1886, J. Sands.
3. "Mandurang | Victorian Places".
4. Holzer, Louis L. (1976). Victorian Municipal Directory (96th ed.). Arnall & Jackson. p. 870.