Gowar East

Gowar East
Town
Trees south of Wedderburn Road
Trees south of Wedderburn Road
Gowar East is located in Shire of Northern Grampians
Gowar East
Gowar East
Coordinates: 36°33′43″S 143°23′15″E / 36.56194°S 143.38750°E / -36.56194; 143.38750
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGAs
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total23 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
3477[3]

Gowar East is a locality in the Shire of Loddon and Shire of Northern Grampians, Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Gowar East had a population of 23.[2]

History

Gowar East is located on the lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung people.[4]

During the 1890s, wheat and oats were the principal crops grown in the Gowar East district, with Algerian and potato oats favoured over the later-maturing Tartarian variety.[5] In June 1890, the Berrimal branch of the Victorian Farmers' Progressive Association, based in the area, advocated for a railway line from Wedderburn to St Arnaud via Conooer Bridge.[5] Harvests in the mid-1890s were poor, with low yields and grain quality, and farmers struggled to cover their expenses.[6] Rabbits and foxes were also causing problems in the district, with foxes killing poultry and rabbits being targeted through poisoning and trapping.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Interactive Map". maps.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gowar East". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "3477 Postcode - Australia Post". Australia Post. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dja Dja Wurrung Recognition and Settlement Agreement Area" (PDF). 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Gowar East". The Weekly Times. 7 June 1890. p. 28. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 "GOWAR EAST,". The Weekly Times. 9 March 1895. p. 31. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
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