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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type     = town
| name     = Tungamah
| state    = vic
| image    = Tungamah Main Street 001.JPG
| caption  = Tungamah
| lga      = Shire of Moira
| postcode = 3728
| pop      = 408
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="abs">{{Census 2011 AUS | id = SSC21375| name = Tungamah (State Suburb) | accessdate = 3 December 2014 | quick = on}}</ref>
| est      =
| elevation=
| use_lga_map = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|36|09|0|S|145|52|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| maxtemp  =
| mintemp  =
| rainfall =
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Ovens Valley|Ovens Valley]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Nicholls|Nicholls]]
| dist1    = 259
| dir1     = N
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2    = 58
| dir2     = E
| location2= Shepparton
| dist3    = 27
| dir3     = S
| location3= [[Yarrawonga, Victoria|Yarrawonga]]
| near-nw  = [[Boosey, Victoria|Boosey]]
| near-n   = [[Burramine South, Victoria|Burramine South]]
| near-ne  = [[Telford, Victoria|Telford]]
| near-w   = [[Youarang, Victoria|Youarang]]
| near-e   = [[Wilby, Victoria|Wilby]]
| near-sw  = [[Waggarandall, Victoria|Waggarandall]]
| near-s   = [[St James, Victoria|St James]]
| near-se  = [[Pelluebla, Victoria|Pelluebla]]
}}
'''Tungamah''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ʌ|ŋ|ɡ|ə|m|ɑː}} is a town in the [[Goulburn Valley]] region of northern [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]].  The town is located in the [[Shire of Moira]] [[Local government in Australia|local government area]], {{convert|259|km|mi|0}} from the state capital, [[Melbourne]]. Tungamah is situated on the banks of Boosey Creek and at the {{CensusAU|2006}}, Tungamah had a population of 355.<ref>{{Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL254000 |name=Tungamah (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-10-25|quick=on}}</ref>
==History==
Tungamah takes its name from the [[Indigenous Australian|Aboriginal]] word for the [[Australian brushturkey|brush turkey]]. Tungamah Post Office opened on 15 October 1880.<ref name="a">{{Citation | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 2008-04-11 }}</ref>
==Today==
Major industries in the Tungamah area include grain production, wool growing, dairy farming and sheep and beef farming.
The town has an [[Australian Rules football]] team competing in the Picola and District Football League.
The town also boasts a general store, a Mechanics Institute, a hotel with accommodation and meals, and service, sporting and general interest clubs, such as lawn bowls, Lions International, Leo's, Police & Citizens Youth Club, tennis and Senior Citizens.
Tungamah is home to the first silo to be painted in north-east Victoria and the beginning of the North East Victoria Silo Art Trail. The silos are privately owned and Western Australian street artist Sobrane Simcock was commissioned to paint them in 2018. The murals show a Laughing Kookaburra and dancing Brolgas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enjoybenalla.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/BRC_SiloArtTrail_2019_update_PRINT.pdf|title=Northeast Victoria Silo Art Trail Brochure|last=Benalla Rural City|date=2019|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-30/rochester-cashes-in-on-silo-art-trail-explosion/9918800|title=Art silos become a 'bit of a lifesaver' for struggling rural communities|last=Kearney|first=Mark|date=2018-06-30|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>
== Transport ==
Tungamah has a railway freight station with a silo on the [[Oaklands railway line, Victoria]].  A daily passenger bus service runs between Benalla and [[Mulwala]] (NSW).
== See also ==
* [[Tungamah Football Club]]
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Tungamah sign.jpg|Tungamah entrance sign
File:Tungamah Silo Art1.jpg|Tungamah Silo Art
File:Tungamah Silo Art2.jpg|Tungamah Silo Art
File:Tungamah Hotel.jpg|Tungamah Hotel
</gallery>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/GL_VIC2589?opendocument&navpos=220
== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline|Tungamah, Victoria}}
*[http://www.moira.vic.gov.au/ Moira Shire Council] - Official site
*[http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Tungamah_%5C_VIC Travelmate site]
*[http://www.smh.com.au/news/Victoria/Tungamah/2005/02/17/1108500207537.html SMH Travel site]
{{Towns in Moira Shire}}
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[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Shire of Moira]]