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Macorna, Victoria

Coordinates: 35°55′07″S 144°01′50″E / 35.91861°S 144.03056°E / -35.91861; 144.03056
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Macorna
Victoria
Macorna is located in Shire of Gannawarra
Macorna
Macorna
Location in Shire of Gannawarra
Coordinates35°55′07″S 144°01′50″E / 35.91861°S 144.03056°E / -35.91861; 144.03056
Population67 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)3579
Elevation85 m (279 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Gannawarra
State electorate(s)Murray Plains
Federal division(s)Mallee
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.8 °C
73 °F
9.4 °C
49 °F
368.9 mm
14.5 in

Macorna is a locality the Shire of Gannawarra, Australia. There are only a couple of houses, but there is a football/netball club, cricket club, Landcare group, fire station and a pony club. The locality is 85 metres above sea level.

Transport

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The locality is on the Yungera railway line and the railway reached Macorna in 1884. Macorna station closed in 1981.

Community

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Macorna has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Golden Rivers Football League.[2] Macorna was a founding member of the Kerang and District Football League in 1946, which was renamed the Golden Rivers Football League in 1998. Prior to World War II the club played in a number of local leagues, including the Tandarra-Macorna Line Football Association, Pyramid Hill Football League, Leagher Football Association, and Northern Districts Football League.

The Macorna Pony Club was formed in 2004,[3]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Macorna (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Fullpointsfooty.net".
  3. ^ "Macorna Pony Club". Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
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