Waaia
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Waaia
| state = vic
| image = Waaia.JPG
| caption = Waaia Hotel
| lga = Shire of Moira
| postcode = 3637
| est =
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes =
| elevation=
| use_lga_map = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|36|03|0|S|145|21|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| maxtemp =
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| rainfall =
| stategov = Shepparton
| fedgov = Nicholls
| dist1 = 228
| dir1 = N
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2 = 38
| dir2 = N
| location2= Shepparton
| dist3 = 69
| dir3 = E
| location3= Echuca
| dist4 = 14
| dir4 = E
| location4= Nathalia
| near-nw = Yalca
| near-n = Yalca
| near-ne = Katunga
| near-w = Nathalia
| near-e = Numurkah
| near-sw = Nathalia
| near-s = Kaarimba
| near-se = Numurkah
}}
Waaia ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|eɪ|aɪ}} {{respell|WAY|eye}}) is a town in northern Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Moira local government area, {{convert|228|km|mi|0}} north of the state capital, Melbourne. The area is home to mainly irrigated dairy farms. At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Waaia and the surrounding area had a population of 390 up from 376 in 2011.{{Census 2011 AUS | id = SSC21399| name = Waaia (State Suburb) | accessdate = 5 December 2014 | quick = on}}
History
Waaia was established in the late 1880s to cater for the increasing rural population of the surrounding area following the opening of the railway line in October 1888,{{cite web|title=VR timeline|url=http://www.victorianrailways.net/vr%20history/history.html|website=VR History|access-date=2016-04-05}} and a Post Office opened on 17 December that year.{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Waaia* | access-date = 31 January 2021}} The rail line closed in 1986.
The town consists of a school (established 1890), a hotel and an Australian rules football ground (the town has a team in the Picola & District Football League), along with around 10 houses.
Waaia is home to an annual tractor pull, organised by the local community action group.{{cite web|title=Welcome to Waaia Tractor Pull|url=http://www.waaiatractorpull.com/|publisher=Veronica Williams|access-date=2016-04-05}}
References
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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)
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