Koorlong is a locality in Victoria, Australia located approximately 15 km south west of Mildura.
Koorlong Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Store at Koorlong | |||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() Koorlong | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°17′S 142°05′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 397 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3501 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Rural City of Mildura | ||||||||||||||
Region | Sunraysia | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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Located in Koorlong is the 1/8-mile Sunset Strip dragstrip, the Jambaroo Park motorcycle sports complex and the Koorlong Primary School. The Post Office opened on 1 January 1912[3] and continues to operate alongside Koorlong Store, including a bottleshop, general store and takeaway food.
On 21 January 1943, two RAAF Wirraway trainers collided over the town.[4] 3 crew members were killed, with only the instructor of one aircraft surviving.[4]
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