Tarrawingee, Victoria

Tarrawingee
Town
Public hall
Tarrawingee
Coordinates: 36°23′24″S 146°26′59″E / 36.39000°S 146.44972°E / -36.39000; 146.44972
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGA	Rural City of Wangaratta
Location	261 km (162 mi) NE of Melbourne 12 km (7.5 mi) E of Wangaratta 10.2 km (6.3 mi) W of Everton
Government
• State electorate	Ovens Valley
• Federal division	Indi
Population
• Total	484 (2011 census)[2]
Postcode	3678

Tarrawingee is a town in north eastern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Rural City of Wangaratta local government area, 261 km (162 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2011 census, Tarrawingee and the surrounding area had a population of 484.^[2]

Sport

The Tarrawingee Bulldogs field Australian Rules football teams and netball teams competing in the Ovens & King Football and Netball League. Between 1957 and 1965, a motor racing circuit was used by the North Eastern Car Club for meetings.^[3] The circuit was located right next to the Australian rules football oval, which provided spectators with the luxury of a grandstand.^[4] The last meeting was held on 4 April 1965, where multiple lap records were broken despite the track starting to break up.^[3] A meeting was programmed for November 1965, but in July the North Eastern Car Club formally announced the closure of the circuit, probably due to the costs of resurfacing the track as well as meeting the safety rules demanded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarrawingee (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tarrawingee (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
3. Walker, Terry (1995). Fast Tracks - Australia's Motor Racing Circuits: 1904-1995. Wahroonga, NSW: Turton & Armstrong. p. 158. ISBN 0908031556.
4. Galpin, Darren. "Tarrawingee". GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved 1 April 2016.