Glenmaggie

Glenmaggie
Town
Lake Glenmaggie
Lake Glenmaggie
Glenmaggie is located in Shire of Wellington
Glenmaggie
Glenmaggie
Coordinates: 37°54′S 146°45′E / 37.900°S 146.750°E / -37.900; 146.750
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total277 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode
3858

Glenmaggie is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the shores of Lake Glenmaggie, in the Shire of Wellington. At the 2016 census, Glenmaggie and the surrounding area had a population of 277.[1]

Glenmaggie Post Office opened on 1 January 1872 and closed in 1986.[2]

Lake Glenmaggie is popular for waterskiing and boating. On 14 March 1942, a RAAF Wirraway crashed into the lake, killing the pilot.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glenmaggie (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Post Office List", Phoenix Auctions History, retrieved 23 March 2021
  3. ↑ Dunn, Peter. "CRASH OF A WIRRAWAY INTO LAKE GLENMAGGIE, EAST GIPPSLAND, VIC ABOUT 5KM NORTH OF HEYFIELD ON 14 MARCH 1942". www.ozatwar.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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