Tonimbuk, Victoria
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Tonimbuk
| state = vic
| image =
| caption =
| lga = Shire of Cardinia
| postcode = 3815
| coordinates = {{coord|38|0|S|145|43|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Victoria
| pop = 229
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL22531 | name = Tonimbuk (Suburbs and Localities) | accessdate = 10 July 2022 | quick = on}}
| est =
| stategov = Bass
| fedgov = Monash
| dist1 = 70
| location1= Melbourne
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 11
}}
Tonimbuk is a locality in Victoria, Australia, {{convert|70|km}} south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Tonimbuk recorded a population of 229 at the 2021 census.
History
A Telegraph Office was open in Tonimbuk from 1953 until 1959.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Tonimbuk* | access-date = 11 April 2021 }}
Devastating fires in early March 2019 almost wiped this town off the map. It has since recovered and, like the state forests and farmlands that surround it, is now growing again.
See also
- Shire of Pakenham – Tonimbuk was previously within this former local government area.
References
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{{Shire of Cardinia suburbs}}
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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)
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