Nar Nar Goon, Victoria

Nar Nar Goon
Victoria
Nar Nar Goon; Victoria
	Murals on the intersection of Nar Nar Goon Road and Carney Street
Population	1,023 (2021 census)
Established	1865
Postcode(s)	3812
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Location	61 km (38 mi) from Melbourne ; 22 km (14 mi) from Berwick ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Cardinia
State electorate(s)	Narracan
Federal division(s)	La Trobe
	Localities around Nar Nar Goon:

Nar Nar Goon is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 61 km (38 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Nar Nar Goon recorded a population of 1,023 at the 2021 census.^[1]

Numerous murals have been painted upon a number of its old and historical buildings.

History

Nar Nar Goon is situated in the Kulin nation traditional Aboriginal country. The Boon Wurrung people are local custodians within the Kulin nation.^[4] The name is thought to come from a Boonwurrung name for the koala,^[5] or the rakali.^{[citation needed]}

The Post Office opened on 15 September 1881.^[6]

In 1881 the railway line arrived.^[7]

In 2021, a western portion of Nar Nar Goon was annexed to form the new south-east greater Melbourne metropolitan suburb of Pakenham East.^[8]

Facilities

The town contains a private and public school, each offering primary education, an active progress association, a CFA fire station, scout hall, community centre and hotel. Chairo Christian school primary/high school is located in this town too.

The town has its own railway station on the Gippsland line.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.^[9]

The cricket club in town is Nar Nar Goon/Maryknoll which plays in the West Gippsland Cricket Association.^[10]

The town also has a small number of shops and a pub. The front bar of the pub is named after Nar Nar Goon great, Bill "Doc" Doherty.

The Light Horse & Field Artillery Museum is also located in Nar Nar Goon.

Gallery

Mural on Nar Nar Goon Road
Another mural

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nar Nar Goon (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "The Land Selections.:Melbourne". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 6, 098. Victoria, Australia. 21 December 1865. p. 6. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia. ...The areas opened at Melbourne were six...Nar-nar-goon, comprising 9,375 acres, is situated about thirty miles S.E of Melbourne, on the township of Pakenham...
^ "Nar Nar Goon Estate (cartographic Material)". Haughton Collection. Melbourne. hdl:10381/167795. OCLC 810882594.
^ "S35: Boonwurrung". Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Federal government. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ Wesson, Sue C. (2001). Aboriginal flora and fauna names of Victoria : as extracted from early surveyors' reports. Northcote, Vic.: Victorian Aboriginal Corp. for Languages. p. 89. OCLC 223170955.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 22 February 2021
^ "OUR LETTER BOX". Weekly Times. No. 1, 592. Victoria, Australia. 10 February 1900. p. 14. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia. ...there is a new railway station getting built at Nar Nar Goon...
^ "New Suburb For Melbourne's South East | Premier of Victoria". Victorian government. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ Full Points Footy, Nar Nar Goon, archived from the original on 7 October 2008, retrieved 25 July 2008{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Nar Nar Goon Maryknoll Cricket Club

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[abs-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nar Nar Goon (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[2] "The Land Selections.:Melbourne". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 6, 098. Victoria, Australia. 21 December 1865. p. 6. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia. ...The areas opened at Melbourne were six...Nar-nar-goon, comprising 9,375 acres, is situated about thirty miles S.E of Melbourne, on the township of Pakenham...

[3] "Nar Nar Goon Estate (cartographic Material)". Haughton Collection. Melbourne. hdl:10381/167795. OCLC 810882594.

[4] "S35: Boonwurrung". Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Federal government. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[5] Wesson, Sue C. (2001). Aboriginal flora and fauna names of Victoria : as extracted from early surveyors' reports. Northcote, Vic.: Victorian Aboriginal Corp. for Languages. p. 89. OCLC 223170955.

[a-6] Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 22 February 2021

[7] "OUR LETTER BOX". Weekly Times. No. 1, 592. Victoria, Australia. 10 February 1900. p. 14. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia. ...there is a new railway station getting built at Nar Nar Goon...

[8] "New Suburb For Melbourne's South East | Premier of Victoria". Victorian government. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[d-9] Full Points Footy, Nar Nar Goon, archived from the original on 7 October 2008, retrieved 25 July 2008{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[10] Nar Nar Goon Maryknoll Cricket Club

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v t e Localities in the Shire of Cardinia
City	Officer Pakenham
Town	Avonsleigh Bayles Beaconsfield^ Beaconsfield Upper Bunyip Cardinia Catani Clematis Cockatoo Cora Lynn Emerald^ Garfield Garfield North Gembrook Guys Hill Iona Koo Wee Rup Lang Lang^ Longwarry^ Maryknoll Menzies Creek^ Nar Nar Goon Nar Nar Goon North Nyora^ Officer South Pakenham South Pakenham Upper Tonimbuk Tooradin^ Tynong Tynong North Yannathan
Locality	Bunyip North Caldermeade Dalmore Dewhurst Heath Hill^ Koo Wee Rup North Lang Lang East Modella^ Monomeith Mount Burnett Nangana Rythdale Vervale
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

v t e Towns of Gippsland
Central Gippsland	Boisdale Briagolong Coongulla Cowwarr Fernbank Glengarry Gormandale Heyfield Hollands Landing Licola Loch Sport Longford Maffra Munro Newry Rosedale Sale Seaspray Stratford Tinamba Toongabbie Woodside Woodside Beach
East Gippsland	Anglers Rest Bairnsdale Bellbird Creek Bemm River Benambra Bendoc Buchan Buchan South Bruthen Cabbage Tree Creek Cann River Cape Conran Cassilis Club Terrace Dargo Deddick Dinner Plain Eagle Point Ensay Gelantipy Genoa Johnsonville Lakes Entrance Lake Tyers Beach Lindenow Mallacoota Marlo Metung Mossiface Mount Hotham Nicholson Nowa Nowa Nungurner Omeo Orbost Paynesville Raymond Island Swan Reach Swifts Creek Tambo Crossing Tambo Upper Twin Rivers W Tree Woodglen Wulgulmerang
Latrobe Valley	Boolarra Churchill Erica Glengarry Hazelwood North Moe Morwell Newborough Rawson Thorpdale Traralgon Tyers Walhalla Yallourn North Yinnar Yinnar South
South Gippsland	Alberton Allambee Arawata Bena Berrys Creek Buffalo Dalyston Darby River Dumbalk Fish Creek Foster Inverloch Kardella Kilcunda Koonwarra Kongwak Korumburra Leongatha Loch Meeniyan Mirboo North Nyora Poowong Port Albert Port Franklin Port Welshpool Ruby Sandy Point San Remo Stony Creek Strzelecki Tarwin Lower Tidal River Toora Trida Venus Bay Walkerville Waratah Bay Welshpool Wonthaggi Yanakie Yarram
West Gippsland	Athlone Bona Vista Brandy Creek Buln Buln Bunyip Cloverlea Crossover Darnum Drouin Ellinbank Erica Gainsborough Garfield Iona Jindivick Labertouche Lardner Lillico Longwarry Maryknoll Modella Nar Nar Goon Narracan Neerim Neerim North Neerim South Nilma Noojee Rawson Ripplebrook Rokeby Shady Creek Tarago Tonimbuk Trafalgar Tynong Warragul Walhalla Yarragon

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