Girgarre, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place
name = Girgarre


caption =Memorial Hall
state = vic
type = town
lga = Shire of Campaspe
est =
postcode = 3624
pop = 633 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25643 | name = Girgarre (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Rodney
fedgov = Murray
dist1 = 237
dir1 =
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 47
dir2 =
location2= Shepparton
dist3 = 9
location3= Kyabram
dist4 = 5
location4= Stanhope

Girgarre is a small town in the Goulburn Valley, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Campaspe Local Government Area. At the 2006 census, Girgarre had a population of 633.

History

The Post Office opened on 21 May 1917 as Stanhoope North and was renamed Girgarre in 1920. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Today

The main industry in Girgarre is dairying, mainly on family owned farms.

Girgarre has a primary school, kindergarten, milk bar and a V/Line bus stop. It is only a 10 minute drive from the larger town of Kyabram.

Girgarre also is home to a large Heinz factory, a large regional employer. Waste water from the factory is made available for farmers for irrigation and stock use.

Sport plays a vital role in providing an excerise outlet for the town with many locals members of the local football, cricket, tennis and netball clubs.Fact|date=January 2008 Girgarre Football Club (the "Kangaroos") is the local football team.

One of the most popular additions to the town in the past three years as been a local farmers market that is held on the second Sunday of every month. Hundreds of people come from near and far to shop at the market which features local produce, crafts and even a live poultry auction. The market is held in the park at the rear of the Town Hall.Fact|date=January 2008

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