Murtoa
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Murtoa is a town in Victoria, Australia, situated around Lake Marma on the Wimmera Highway, north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. The town is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area. At the , Murtoa had a population of 865. Murtoa is located around 30 kilometres from Horsham, a major city in the Wimmera region. The working section of the present-day Murtoa Grain Receival Centre can hold up to 400,000 tonnes of grain and is the largest inland Receival Centre in Australia.
Murtoa is a town in Victoria, Australia, situated around Lake Marma on the Wimmera Highway, north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. The town is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area. At the , Murtoa had a population of 865. Murtoa is located around 30 kilometres from Horsham, a major city in the Wimmera region. The working section of the present-day Murtoa Grain Receival Centre can hold up to 400,000 tonnes of grain and is the largest inland Receival Centre in Australia.
Lake Marma
Murtoa's Lake Marma, situated in the centre of town, has always been a haven for wildlife and one of the most attractive lakes in the Wimmera. It is currently being improved with restored surrounds. The main feature is the 1890s avenues of sugar gum trees around most of the lake. There is a playground, BBQs, Rotunda and large lawned areas adjacent. Rabl park immediately to the North of Lake Marma is a series of waterways and ponds with attractive treed surrounds. It also incorporates a Skate Park, playground, 1896 Railway's walking bridge, BBQ and large grassed areas. Both lakes are fishing and recreational areas, with birdlife and walking tracks surrounding both.
Shopping
Murtoa's main shopping centre is located in McDonald St. and is a largely original c1910 precinct, with timber facades and verandah posts. A large new Medical Centre at the Wimmera Highway (Marma St) intersection is a major feature of the town. The restored 1928 large Mechanics Hall is adjacent. Murtoa also has some larger local employers, which includes GrainCorp, Schier Cabinet Makers and Solomit Strawboard.
Sport
The Warracknabeal-Wimmera Racing Club, in conjunction with the local Murtoa/Marma Racing Club, schedules two race meetings a year at Murtoa, including the Murtoa Cup meeting in October and the Marma Cup on New Year's Day. From 2016, the Marma Cup will no longer be run on New Year's Day as this event was cancelled in conjunction with the local club and Racing Victoria. In lieu of this decision, Murtoa will host a mid-week race meeting in July 2016. These two meetings are very popular with all Wimmera residents. Golfers play at the 18 hole sand-scrape Golf Course of the Murtoa Golf Club on Murtoa-Lubeck Road, just South of town. There are also excellent bowling greens, new tennis courts, quality sports ground with new clubrooms and netball court. There is an indoor stadium located at the college.
Murtoa Football Club
The Murtoa Football Club was established in 18781 and their first official competition matches were played in 1888 for the Sprague Cup. Senior Football Premierships Robson Trophy 1898 Borung & Dunmunkle Shire FA 1906, 1910, 1911, 19121, 1913 Horsham Brewery Trophy 1910 Wimmera Football League 1980 - Murtoa: 17.22 - 124 d Stawell: 9.15 - 69 VFL footballers from Murtoa Charlie Mullany - , Stan Brady - , Don Stewart - , Rowley Fischer – , Alan Killigrew – , Vic Castles - South Melbourne, George Caris - South Melbourne, Bob Constable - , Ron McDonald – Richmond, Hugh Delahunty– , Mike Delahunty – Collingwood The Minyip FNC and Murtoa FNC merged in 1995 and now compete in the Wimmera Football Netball League as the Minyip / Murtoa Kookaburras FNC. As of 2026, the towns have an Australian rules football and netball club consisting of four football teams (Seniors, Reserves, Under 17's and Under 14's) and seven netball teams (A, B, C, C Reserve Grades, Under 17's, Under 15's and Under 13's).
Notable people
John Cade - psychiatrist was born in Murtoa in 1912 Amalie Sara Colquhoun, an Australian landscape and portrait painter, was born in Murtoa Chris Crewther, Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Mornington electorate from 2022 to current, former Federal Member for Dunkley and Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Aid Sub-Committee in the Australian Parliament (2016-19), schooled at Murtoa (Secondary) College between 1996 and 1999 Hugh Delahunty, VFL footballer with Essendon and Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2014, representing Wimmera and Lowan, was born and schooled in Murtoa Dr. Alan Montague, prominent academic and public intellectual was born in Murtoa in 19531.
References
External links
Murtoa FC History via Footypedia Hudson at Murtoa – a family history Murtoa at Yarriambiack Shire website
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