Undera

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Undera

| state = vic

| image = Undera Main Street 001.JPG

| caption = Main street of Undera with the pub and general store on the left.

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| coordinates = {{coord|36|17|S|145|13|E|display=inline,title}}

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| lga = City of Greater Shepparton

| postcode = 3629

| est =

| pop = 442

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2011 AUS | id = SSC21385| name = Undera (State Suburb) | accessdate = 5 December 2014 | quick = on}}

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| stategov = Murray Plains

| fedgov = Nicholls

| dist1 = 211

| dir1 = N

| location1= Melbourne

| dist2 = 26

| dir2 = NW

| location2= Shepparton

| dist3 = 22

| dir3 = E

| location3= Kyabram

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Undera is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of northern Victoria, Australia. The town in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, {{convert|211|km}} north of the state capital, Melbourne and {{convert|26|km|mi|0}} north-west of the regional centre of Shepparton. At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Undera and the surrounding area had a population of 545, declining to just 442 by 2016.

History

In 1874, when the area came under farm-selection activity, a township was surveyed and named Undera, the Post Office opening on 24 August 1875.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Undera*| access-date = 11 March 2021 }}

It is thought that the name is derived from an Aboriginal word, most likely meaning fat.Source? Before being named Undera, the area was known as Mundoona. A school was opened in 1876, and Catholic and Presbyterian churches were opened the following year.

The Undera district extends northwards to Undera North and a westerly bend of the Goulburn River. Whilst the township is in the Goulburn Valley irrigation area, the northern parts sustained a local timber industry until the 1940s, and are mixed grazing and agricultural.

Undera has a school (21 pupils, 1998), a church, a memorial hall, (1928), a large reserve with a motorcycle track and a tennis court. The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kyabram & District Football League.

Its census populations have been 95 (1911), 350 (1933) and 156 (1966).

Sport

Undera is the home of the Undera Park Speedway, a {{convert|320|m|yd|abbr=off}} motorcycle speedway track located in the Undera Park Recreation Reserve ({{coord|36|16|36|S|145|12|55|E|}}). The venue has hosted many important events, including one of the rounds for the Australian Solo Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmaustralii.php|title=Individual Australian Championship|website=Historia Sportu Zuzlowego|access-date=4 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.australianspeedwaychampionships.com.au/results/|title=Australian Speedway Championship Results|website=Australian Speedway Championship|access-date=4 August 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.vintagespeedway.com/Titles.html |title=The Australian Solo Championship | website=Vintage Speedway |access-date=18 February 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://speedwayfansite.com/champs/ausim.html|title=Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Australii|website=Speedway Fansite|access-date=4 August 2021}}

It has also hosted the Australian Under-21 Championship, Australian Under-16 Championship, Australian Sidecar Championship, and the Victorian Individual Speedway Championship, U/21, U/16 and Sidecar Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/undera-speedway.html |title=Shepparton Vic |website=Speedway and Road Race History |access-date=18 February 2024}}

References

External links

Category:Towns in Victoria (state)

Category:City of Greater Shepparton