Eskdale is a small town near the major regional centre of Albury-Wodonga

Albury-Wodonga

Albury-Wodonga is the broad settlement incorporating the twin Australian cities of Albury and Wodonga, which are separated geographically by the Murray River and politically by a state border: Albury on the north of the river is part of New South Wales while Wodonga on the south bank is in...

, in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

's north. It is situated in the Mitta Valley

Mitta Mitta River

The Mitta Mitta River is a major tributary of the Murray River in Australia and the source of approximately 40% of the Murray's flow.The river's headwaters include Victoria's highest mountain, Mount Bogong, with the Mitta Mitta itself forming at the confluence of the Cobungra River and the Big...

, near the river's confluence with the Little Snowy Creek, amongst the foothills of Mount Bogong

Mount Bogong

Mount Bogong , located in the Alpine National Park, is the highest mountain in Victoria, Australia. The Big River separates the massif of the mountain from the Bogong High Plains to the south. "Bogong" in the local Aboriginal language means bigfella...

. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...

, Eskdale and the surrounding area had a population of 436.

The Town today

The town has a cafe, post office, church, primary school, bowling green and a recently built sports complex.
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Mitta Mitta

Mitta Mitta, Victoria

Mitta Mitta is a small town in the Australian state of Victoria. It stands on the Omeo Highway and is 380 km from Melbourne, and is located on the Mitta Mitta River not far from Dartmouth Dam...

 has an Australian Rules football team Mitta United competing in the Tallangatta & District Football League

Tallangatta & District Football League

The Tallangatta and District Football League is an Australian rules football competition in north-east Victoria and the southern/border region of the New South Wales Riverina...

.

External links

• http://www.towong.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=110&h=0
• http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/projects/NEIPS/eskdale.asp