Kialla, Victoria
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| Population: | 4511 (2006)[1] |
| Postcode: | 3631 |
| Coordinates: | 36°26′28″S 145°25′48″E / 36.441°S 145.430°ECoordinates: 36°26′28″S 145°25′48″E / 36.441°S 145.430°E |
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| LGA: | City of Greater Shepparton |
| State electorate: | Shepparton |
| Federal Division: | Murray |
Kialla is a bounded rural locality of the City of Greater Shepparton Local Government Area in the Goulburn Valley, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Kialla and surrounding area had a population of 4,511.[1]
Kialla includes the areas known as Kialla Central, Kialla West and Kialla Lakes.
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[edit] History
Kialla Post Office opened on 2 January 1874 and closed in 1918. [2]
[edit] Today
A major housing estate known as Kialla Lakes has been established in northern Kialla. Three man-made lakes provide scenery. Houses with lake frontage sell for a premium price. Kialla is now considered as a suburb of Shepparton.
[edit] Sport
Shepparton Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in Kialla. [3]
The Shepparton Greyhound Racing Club holds regular meetings at its track on the Goulburn Valley Highway in Kialla.[4]
Golfers play at the course of the Kialla Country Club on Kialla Central Road. [5]
[edit] References
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- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kialla (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25867&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
- ^ Australian Harness Racing, Shepparton, http://www.harness.org.au/shepparton/shepparton.cfm?fromstate=vic, retrieved 2009-05-11
- ^ Greyhound Racing Victoria, Shepparton, http://shepparton.grv.org.au/index.html, retrieved 2009-04-15[dead link]
- ^ Golf Select, Kialla, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=269, retrieved 2009-05-11
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