Barwidgee

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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town

| name = Barwidgee

| state = vic

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| lga = Alpine Shire

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| postcode = 3737

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| pop = 96

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

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Barwidgee (formerly known as Barwidgee Creek) is a locality in northeast Victoria, Australia. The nearest town to Barwidgee is Myrtleford about 5.44 km away. Barwidgee is within Alpine Shire.

Barwidgee Creek Post Office opened on 1 March 1912 and closed in 1957.{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2011-05-26}}

Barwidgee was affected by the Black Saturday bushfires, with some deaths in the region and many homes lost.{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/135-dead-as-fires-continue-to-rage/2009/02/09/1234027889048.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Australia's bushfire disaster: many good people lie dead in Victoria | date=9 February 2009}}