Poowong
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Poowong is a small dairy
ing town located in South Gippsland, Victoria. At the 2006 census
, Poowong had a population of 587.
It is located 111 kilometres (69 mi) from Melbourne
and about eight kilometres north-west of Korumburra in Australia
.
The Post Office opened around January 1878.
For a town of its size, Poowong is quite well off with regard to its facilities. Facilities include four tennis
courts, two netball
courts, an indoor basketball
stadium, a primary school, large community hall, heated swimming pool, a number of churches and an Aussie Rules
football oval. The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League
.
One such project is the current 'My Connected Community' project which is being run by the Poowong Football Club in a partnership with the Strzelecki Lions Club, and is designed to increase Internet
use amongst community members. This will include the purchase of new state-of-the-art equipment.
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
ing town located in South Gippsland, Victoria. 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,...
, Poowong had a population of 587.
It is located 111 kilometres (69 mi) from Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and about eight kilometres north-west of Korumburra in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The Post Office opened around January 1878.
For a town of its size, Poowong is quite well off with regard to its facilities. Facilities include four tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
courts, two netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
courts, an indoor basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
stadium, a primary school, large community hall, heated swimming pool, a number of churches and an Aussie Rules
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
football oval. The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League
Ellinbank & District Football League
The Ellinbank and District Football League is an Australian rules football League, based in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, for both seniors and juniors. The EDFL was founded in 1937.15 teams compete in the league, the newest team being Garfield FC...
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Community Projects
The Poowong community is quite active, with many projects being undertaken by various community groups. The largest group, by far, is the Poowong Football & Netball Club who involve themselves not only in sporting projects, but also in projects helping the wider community.One such project is the current 'My Connected Community' project which is being run by the Poowong Football Club in a partnership with the Strzelecki Lions Club, and is designed to increase Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
use amongst community members. This will include the purchase of new state-of-the-art equipment.
Notable people from Poowong
- Wilfred BurchettWilfred BurchettWilfred Graham Burchett was an Australian journalist known for his reporting of conflicts in Asia and his Communist sympathies...
War correspondent - Don WatsonDon WatsonDon Watson is an Australian author and public speaker.-Biography:Watson grew up on a farm in Gippsland, took his undergraduate degree at La Trobe University and a Ph.D at Monash University and was for ten years an academic historian. He wrote three books on Australian history before turning his...
writer and historian