Wodonga, Victoria

Wodonga ({{coor dm|36|07|S|146|53|E|region:AU-VIC_type:city(30000)}}) is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, Australia. It is covered by the municipality Rural City of Wodonga. Its population is approximately 30,000 people.

Related Topics:
Victorian - New South Wales - Melbourne - Australia - Rural City of Wodonga

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Founded as a customs post with its twin city Albury on the other side of the Murray River, it has always been the smaller, poorer cousin, with the historical nickname "Struggletown". Whilst still somewhat smaller than Albury, economic growth in both areas has ameliorated such distinctions.

Related Topics:
Albury - Murray River

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Major secondary industries based in Wodonga include a large cattle market, a pet food factory, a cardboard box factory and an abbatoir, as well as a variety of other, smaller enterprises. It also serves as a central point for the delivery of government services to the surrounding region.

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Wodonga is the site of an army logistics base and a training centre for army technical apprentices, Wadsworth Barracks. It is also the home of a campus of La Trobe University.

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Several experiments in cross-border governance in an attempt to bring the cities together have been tried - see Albury-Wodonga for details.

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Wodonga has a railway station, which lies on the Melbourne-Albury and Melbourne-Sydney lines.

Related Topics:
Railway station - Melbourne - Albury - Sydney

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Wodonga is in the federal Division of Indi.

Related Topics:
Federal - Division of Indi

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