Tynong, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
38°05′00″S 145°37′00″E / 38.083333°S 145.616667°E / -38.083333; 145.616667- 66 km (41 mi) from Melbourne
- 29 km (18 mi) from Berwick
| Localities around Tynong: | ||
| Nar Nar Goon North | Tynong North | Garfield North |
| Nar Nar Goon | Tynong | Garfield |
| Cora Lynn | Cora Lynn | Iona |
Tynong is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 66 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Tynong recorded a population of 523 at the 2021 census.[1]
Tynong was settled in the early 1880s and the Post Office opened on 1 November 1882.[2]
Places of interest include Gumbuya World, Pakenham Racecourse, Mill Valley Ranch and Tynong railway station.
Tynong is notable for the granodiorite quarried from the area for the construction of the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance.
See also
- Shire of Pakenham – Tynong was previously within this former local government area.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tynong (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 1 February 2021
External links
- Mill Valley Ranch
- Gumbuya Park
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Localities in the Shire of Cardinia
- Avonsleigh
- Bayles
- Beaconsfield^
- Beaconsfield Upper
- Bunyip
- Cardinia
- Catani
- Clematis
- Cockatoo
- Cora Lynn
- Emerald^
- Garfield
- Garfield North
- Gembrook
- Guys Hill
- Iona
- Koo Wee Rup
- Lang Lang^
- Longwarry^
- Maryknoll
- Menzies Creek^
- Nar Nar Goon
- Nar Nar Goon North
- Nyora^
- Officer South
- Pakenham South
- Pakenham Upper
- Tonimbuk
- Tooradin^
- Tynong
- Tynong North
- Yannathan
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
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