Bandiana
Bandiana is a Suburb of the City of Wodonga local government area in northeast Victoria, Australia.
History
Bandiana takes its name from the early name for the area, probably from a First Nations toponym.
The hill now known as Bears Hill appears as Bandiana Range in early maps[2] and the Street family selected the property Bandiana Park in the late 1800s.[3]
The Australian Defence Force has had a logistics and maintenance base in the area since 1942 and there was once a rail line and station servicing the area. Bandiana Military Post Office opened on 28 September 1942 and the region is still a major Australian Army logistics facility.[4][5]
Population
In the 2016 Census, there were 615 people in Bandiana. 86.4% of people were born in Australia and 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 22.5%. Of the employed people in Bandiana, 56.8% worked in Defence.[1]
Sport & Recreation
Their was once an active 18 hole golf course at the Bandiana Army Golf Club on Donegan Road, but unfortunately it is now closed.
- Bandiana Football Club
The Bandiana Football Club was established in 1940 and played in several different football leagues during it time between 1940 and 1973.
- Football Timeline
- 1940
- 1947 - 1951: Chiltern & District Football Association
- 1952 - Tallangatta & District Football League
- 1953 - 1956: Chiltern & District Football Association
- 1957 - ?
- 1958 - 1963: Tallangatta & District Football League
- 1964 - ?
- 1965 - 1972: Tallangatta & District Football League
- 1973: Club ceased playing official competition football.
See also
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bandiana (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Suburban & country lands, Parish of Belvoir, Murray River". Victoria. Department of Crown Lands and Survey. 1859. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Melbourne Markets". The Argus, Melbourne. 20 August 1885. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Bandiana Military Area" (PDF). Defence.gov.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
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