Macorna, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
35°55′07″S 144°01′50″E / 35.91861°S 144.03056°E / -35.91861; 144.03056- 267 km (166 mi) from Melbourne
- 103 km (64 mi) from Bendigo
- 25 km (16 mi) from Kerang
| 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
The locality is on the Yungera railway line and the railway reached Macorna in 1884. Macorna station closed in 1981.
Community
Macorna has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Golden Rivers Football League.[1] 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,[2]
References
External links
- Gannawarra Shire Council - Official Website
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Localities in the Shire of Gannawarra
- Appin
- Appin South^
- Bael Bael
- Beauchamp^
- Benjeroop
- Budgerum East
- Burkes Bridge
- Cannie
- Capels Crossing
- Cullen
- Daltons Bridge
- Dingwall
- Fairley
- Gannawarra
- Gonn Crossing
- Gredgwin^
- Horfield^
- Keely
- Kerang East
- Koroop
- Lake Charm
- Lake Meran^
- Lalbert
- Macorna^
- Macorna North
- McMillans
- Mead
- Meatian^
- Meering West^
- Milnes Bridge
- Mincha West
- Murrabit West
- Myall
- Ninyeunook
- Normanville
- Oakvale
- Pine View
- Reedy Lake
- Sandhill Lake
- Teal Point
- Tittybong^
- Towaninny^
- Tragowel
- Wandella
- Wee Wee Rup
- Westby
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
