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Goongerah, Victoria

Coordinates:37°21′0″S148°42′0″E/ 37.35000°S 148.70000°E/-37.35000; 148.70000
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Goongerah
Victoria
Goongerah is located in Shire of East Gippsland
Goongerah
Goongerah
Coordinates37°21′0″S148°42′0″E/ 37.35000°S 148.70000°E/-37.35000; 148.70000
Population31 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3888
Location
LGA(s)Shire of East Gippsland
State electorate(s)Gippsland East
Federal division(s)Division of Gippsland

Goongerahis a community on the Brodribb River, located inGippsland,Australia,nearMount Ellery. At the2021 census,Goongerah had a population of 31.[2]

Goongerah Post Office opened on 21 November 1952 and closed in 1974.[3]Goongerah had one of the smallest primary schools in Victoria, with about 11 students. It closed in 2019.

Goongerah is home toGECO(the Goongerah Environment Centre Office), which is dedicated to fighting for the protection of native forests in East Gippland from logging, such asGoolengook.

References

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  1. ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Goongerah (State Suburb)".2021 Census QuickStats.Retrieved8 August2023.Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Goongerah".2021 Census QuickStats.Retrieved8 August2023.Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^Premier Postal History,Post Office List,retrieved11 April2008