Murrayville, Victoria 4

Murrayville is a town on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border. It is about 24km east of the South Australian border and 536km north west of the state capital Melbourne, but 268km east of Adelaide. At the 2006 census, Murrayville had a population of 444.The local school, Murrayville Community College is a P-12 school.HistoryThe Post Office opened on 1 November 1910.The area of the locality contains a number of smaller areas namely Duddo which had a post office open from 1913 until 1918, Duddo Wells with a post office from 1914 until 1950, Danyo with a post office from 1912 (when the railway arrived) until 1975, and Goongee.IndustryThe town's main industry is cereal crops, sheep and cattle, other industries are potato farming and other small crops. Irrigation is only supplied to the potato farms by an underground basin of high quality water.Sport and cultureThe town's dramatic society has been running for 46 years straight.Golfers play at the Murrayville Golf Club.During Easter 2010, Murrayville celebrated its centenary. Visitors from all over Australia attended with 1300 dinner meals delivered on the Saturday night and 900 for the Sunday evening meal. Included in the attractions were a collection of antique farm machinery, a display of old cars, an animal nursery, a bucking bull and a dual carriage small motorised train.