Kaniva, Victoria
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| Population: | 1000(2006)[1] |
| Postcode: | 3419 |
| Coordinates: | 36°22′S 141°14′E / 36.367°S 141.233°ECoordinates: 36°22′S 141°14′E / 36.367°S 141.233°E |
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| LGA: | Shire of West Wimmera |
| State electorate: | Lowan |
| Federal Division: | Mallee |
Kaniva is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Western Highway, north of Little Desert National Park, in the Shire of West Wimmera local government area. It is located roughly 25km east of the South Australian border and 43km east of Bordertown. At the 2006 census, Kaniva had a population of 1000. The town is commonly used as a rest point for those travelling to Adelaide.
The Post Office opened on 1 December 1881 as Budjik and was renamed Kaniva in 1882.[2]
Current coach of the Hawthorn Football Club, Alastair Clarkson, is from Kaniva.
The town has an Australian Rules football team Kaniva-Leeor competing in the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League. [3]
Golfers play at the course of the Kaniva Golf Club on Miram Dryweather Road.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kaniva (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25847&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Full Points Footy, Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/kowree-naracoorte-tatiara_football_league.htm, retrieved 2008-07-25
- ^ Golf Select, Kaniva, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=998, retrieved 2009-05-11
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