Strathbogie, Victoria

Strathbogie Victoria
Main street of Strathbogie
Strathbogie
Coordinates	36°51′S 145°44′E
Population	304 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3666
Elevation	502 m (1,647 ft)
Location	187 km (116 mi) N of Melbourne 55 km (34 mi) S of Benalla 31 km (19 mi) SE of Euroa
LGA(s)	Shire of Strathbogie
State electorate(s)	Euroa
Federal division(s)	Indi
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 18.5 °C 65 °F 6.1 °C 43 °F 970.7 mm 38.2 in

Strathbogie is a town in central Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Strathbogie local government area. At the 2016 census, Strathbogie and the surrounding area had a population of 304.[1]

History

The Post Office opened on 10 July 1878.[2]

Strathbogie is located in the Strathbogie Ranges. Mount Wombat (799 metres), which includes a floral and fauna reserve, is 4.6 km. to the north-west.

Town facilities include a general store/ cafe, war memorial and recreation reserve.

Sports & Recreation

Golfers play at the course of the Strathbogie Golf Club on Armstrong Avenue.[3]

Strathbogie Football Club

The Strathbogie Football Club appears to of played its first match of Australian Rules football in 1893 against Gooram,[4] prior to entering a team in the Euroa District Football Association in 1905.

The Strathbogie North Football Club was formed in May 1895[5] and use to play matches against Strathbogie FC.[6]

The Strathbogie FC then played in the following football competitions -

• 1893 - 1904: Played social matches intermittently against other local sides
• 1905 - 1908: Euroa District Football Association
• 1912 - 1913: Euroa District Football Association
• 1919 - Euroa District Football Association
• 1921 - Euroa District Football Association
• 1923 - 1926: Euroa District Football Association
• 1928 - 1935: Euroa District Football Association
• 1950 - 1954: Hume Highway Football League
• 1962 - 1986: Benalla & District Football League
• 1987: Disbanded

Premierships

• Euroa District Football Association
  • 1912 - Strathbogie: 5.14 - 44 d Gooram: 3.5 - 23[7]
  • 1939 - Strathbogie: 10.21 - 81 d Miepoll: 7.15 - 57[8][9]

• Hume Highway Football League
  • 1950 - Strathbogie: 11.7 - 73 d Broadford 2nds: 8.13 - 61[10]
  • 1951 - Strathbogie: 13.15 - 91 d Longwood: 6.15 - 51[11]
  • 1952 - Strathbogie: 12.21 - 91 d Longwood: 9.13 - 67[12]
  • 1954 - Strathbogie: defeated Longwood: [13][14][15]

• Benalla & District Football League
  • 1983: Strathbogie: 8.10 - 58 d Bonnie Doon: 6.12 - 48

Runners Up

• Euroa District Football Association
  • 1925 - Baddaginnie: 6.16 - 52 d Strathbogie: 6.9 - 45[16]
  • 1937 - Miepoll d Strathbogie[17][18]
  • 1949 - Violet Town: 13.11 - 89 d Strathbogie: 5.6 - 36[19]
• Hume Highway Football League
  • 1954 - Longwood: 12.4 - 76 d Strathbogie: 8.9 - 57[20]

Climate

Strathbogie Elevation Sign

Strathbogie has warm, dry summers, though which are frequently interrupted by cold fronts on account of its proximity to the Southern Ocean (typical of central Victoria); summer maximum temperatures have been as cold as 9.7 °C (49.5 °F) on 1 December 2019, and on 3 February 2005 the maximum did not exceed 10.5 °C (50.9 °F).

A pronounced autumnal lag is noted (March being almost as warm as December), and the winters are cold and rainy with many occurrences of snowfall. It has a 'Mediterranean' rainfall pattern, with nearly thrice the rainfall in winter than in high summer.

Climate data for Strathbogie (1974–2022, rainfall to 1902); 501 m AMSL; 36.85° S, 145.73° E
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	42.0 (107.6)	42.0 (107.6)	36.3 (97.3)	32.5 (90.5)	23.0 (73.4)	19.1 (66.4)	18.5 (65.3)	22.0 (71.6)	26.8 (80.2)	31.0 (87.8)	37.2 (99.0)	39.1 (102.4)	42.0 (107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27.5 (81.5)	27.3 (81.1)	24.0 (75.2)	18.9 (66.0)	14.4 (57.9)	11.2 (52.2)	10.2 (50.4)	11.5 (52.7)	14.3 (57.7)	18.0 (64.4)	21.6 (70.9)	24.8 (76.6)	18.6 (65.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	11.7 (53.1)	11.6 (52.9)	9.2 (48.6)	5.7 (42.3)	3.6 (38.5)	2.0 (35.6)	1.8 (35.2)	2.3 (36.1)	3.7 (38.7)	5.3 (41.5)	7.6 (45.7)	9.4 (48.9)	6.2 (43.1)
Record low °C (°F)	0.0 (32.0)	1.2 (34.2)	−0.5 (31.1)	−3.6 (25.5)	−5.7 (21.7)	−7.2 (19.0)	−8.0 (17.6)	−6.0 (21.2)	−5.5 (22.1)	−3.0 (26.6)	−3.0 (26.6)	−1.0 (30.2)	−8.0 (17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	49.1 (1.93)	43.5 (1.71)	57.0 (2.24)	66.4 (2.61)	95.0 (3.74)	113.5 (4.47)	121.6 (4.79)	114.9 (4.52)	94.0 (3.70)	85.4 (3.36)	64.0 (2.52)	58.0 (2.28)	962.6 (37.90)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	5.3	4.6	5.6	7.2	11.4	13.2	15.2	14.5	12.1	10.5	8.2	6.5	114.3
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)	40	39	45	54	67	74	75	69	63	57	49	42	56
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Strathbogie

References

1. "2016 Census QuickStats Strathbogie". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
2. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 March 2021
3. Golf Select, Strathbogie, retrieved 11 May 2009
4. "1893 - Football". Euroa Advertiser (Vic). 9 June 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
5. "1895 - District News". Euroa Advertiser (Vic. : 1884 - 1920). 17 May 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
6. "1895 - Strathbogie". Euroa Advertiser (Vic. : 1884 - 1920). 27 September 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
7. "1912 - Bogie win the Challenge Match". Euroa Advertiser (Vic). 6 September 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
8. "1939 - Football". The Violet Town Sentinel (Vic). 22 August 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
9. "1939 - HAPPY CELEBRATION OF FOOTBALL PREMIERSHIP". The Violet Town Sentinel (Vic). 5 September 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
10. "1950 - Football Season Ends". Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic). 14 September 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
11. "1951 - HUME HIGHWAY GRAND FINAL AT YARCK". Alexandra Standard and Yarck, Gobur, Thornton, Taggerty & Acheron Express (Vic). 14 September 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
12. "1952 - Both Teams Lost This Grand Final". The Age (Melbourne, Vic). 22 September 1952. p. 13. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
13. John Devaney. "1954 - Longwood FC". Australian Football. Full Points Publications. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
14. "1954 - YARCK WIN HUME HIGHWAY SEMI FINAL". Alexandra Standard and Yarck, Gobur, Thornton, Taggerty and Acheron Express (Vic). 6 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
15. "1954 - STRATHBOGIE WIN H.H. SEMI BY A POINT". Alexandra Standard and Yarck, Gobur, Thornton, Taggerty and Acheron Express (Vic). 13 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
16. "1925 - Baddaginnie Premiers". Benalla Standard (Vic). 1 September 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
17. "1937 - Win for Strathbogie". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic). 17 July 1937. p. 77. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
18. "1937 - League Seconds: Euroa". The Age (Melbourne, Vic). 30 September 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
19. "1949 - VIOLET TOWN PREMIERS OF EUROA DISTRICT ASSOCIATION". Benalla Ensign (Vic). 23 September 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
20. "1953 - Football Final". Alexandra Standard and Yarck, Gobur, Thornton, Taggerty and Acheron Express (Vic). 9 October 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

External links

Media related to Strathbogie, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons

• Community website
• Strathbogie golf club website