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The town of Lameroo grew rapidly in the post-war period. Part of the growth was the result of District expansion. The growth of Lameroo can also be attributed to the decline of the small towns which had grown up around the railway sidings, both along the Pinnaroo line and the Peebinga line (opened in 1914) about 16 kilometres north. A considerable area of farming land on the outskirts of the town has been subdivided for housing. Today, Lameroo has a population of 550 and sporting facilities, a hospital, and aged person's hostel, and so on, have been developed to service a very large area.
The Southern Mallee population is about 2,300 people and features Pinnaroo and Lameroo as the 2 major retail towns and complimented by the rural community townships of Parilla, Geranium, Parrakie and Wilkawatt. The main connector for all towns is now the Mallee Highway, but previously it was the railway corridor which saw grain produced from fertile Mallee soils capable of being shipped out of the district prior to road freight becoming the predominant way to shift fresh produce.
It has 336,000 hectares of conservation parks that provide walking trails, native birds, wildflowers, camping and rest facilities and four wheel drive tracks.
The district was first farmed in the late part of the 1800's, however it was not until 1906 that viable farming activities came into existence because of the introduction of rail services and pioneering families moving into the district and becoming permanent settlers. Local Government was established in October 1908 and other services such as hospitals, schools and retail shopping was established at the same time and evidence of these original buildings still exists today in most towns.
Go to Southern Mallee Council website for more information
The town of Lameroo grew rapidly in the post-war period. Part of the growth was the result of District expansion. The growth of Lameroo can also be attributed to the decline of the small towns which had grown up around the railway sidings, both along the Pinnaroo line and the Peebinga line (opened in 1914) about 16 kilometres north. A considerable area of farming land on the outskirts of the town has been subdivided for housing. Today, Lameroo has a population of 550 and sporting facilities, a hospital, and aged person's hostel, and so on, have been developed to service a very large area.
The Southern Mallee population is about 2,300 people and features Pinnaroo and Lameroo as the 2 major retail towns and complimented by the rural community townships of Parilla, Geranium, Parrakie and Wilkawatt. The main connector for all towns is now the Mallee Highway, but previously it was the railway corridor which saw grain produced from fertile Mallee soils capable of being shipped out of the district prior to road freight becoming the predominant way to shift fresh produce.
It has 336,000 hectares of conservation parks that provide walking trails, native birds, wildflowers, camping and rest facilities and four wheel drive tracks.
The district was first farmed in the late part of the 1800's, however it was not until 1906 that viable farming activities came into existence because of the introduction of rail services and pioneering families moving into the district and becoming permanent settlers. Local Government was established in October 1908 and other services such as hospitals, schools and retail shopping was established at the same time and evidence of these original buildings still exists today in most towns.
Go to Southern Mallee Council website for more information