Coordinates: 38°18′0″S 142°49′0″E / 38.30000°S 142.81667°E / -38.30000; 142.81667

Garvoc

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Garvoc
Victoria
File:GarvocCommercialCentre.JPG
The commercial centre of Garvoc
Coordinates38°18′0″S 142°49′0″E / 38.30000°S 142.81667°E / -38.30000; 142.81667
Postcode(s)3265
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Moyne
State electorate(s)Polwarth
Federal division(s)Wannon

Garvoc (/ˈɡɑːrvək/) is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Moyne Shire local government area, 223 kilometres (139 mi) south west of the state capital, Melbourne. The town is the proposed location for a regional livestock selling centre servicing the area between Warrnambool and Colac.[1]

Traditional ownership

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Garvoc sits are groups within the Eastern Maar people,[2] who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation.[3]

References

  1. Collins, Peter (23 July 2010). "Saleyards company moves to secure Garvoc approval". The Standard. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  2. "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation". Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

External links

File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Garvoc at Wikimedia Commons