Editing Euroa

{{distinguish|Europa (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type                     = town
| name                     = Euroa
| state                    = vic
| image                    = 1 euroa aerial panorama 2018.jpg
| caption                  = Aerial panorama of Euroa
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| pop                      = 3,116
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
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| dist2                    = 49
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| dist3                    = 86
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| stategov                 = [[Electoral district of Euroa|Euroa]]
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|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_082016_All.shtml
|title = Euroa Climate Statistics (1883-2023)
|publisher = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]
|access-date = September 19, 2024}}
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'''Euroa''' is a town in the [[Shire of Strathbogie]] in the north-east of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia. At the 2021 [[Census in Australia|census]], Euroa's population was 3,116.<ref name="ABS" />

The name Euroa comes from an [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] word in the old local dialect meaning 'joyful'.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==History==
[[File:Seven Creeks Park Euroa.jpg|thumb|Seven Creeks Park Euroa]]
[[Thomas Mitchell (explorer)|Major T.L. Mitchell]] camped on the banks of the [[Seven Creeks]] at Euroa during his 1836 "[[Australia Felix]]" expedition. 
The Post Office opened on 1 January 1854 in the old town, as the township was settled.<ref name = "a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History  | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Euroa* | access-date = 25 February 2021}}</ref>

Euroa's claim to fame is that the National Bank was robbed by [[Ned Kelly]] in 1878.  Much of the region's wealth once came from [[sheep]] but now it comes from horse studs.

The Euroa Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1990.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/lawrefrom/legal_services/final_report.pdf | title=Review of Legal Services in Rural and Regional Victoria | publisher=Parliament of Victoria Law Reform Committee | date=May 2001 | access-date=12 April 2020 |pages=291–292}}</ref>

===Heritage sites===

Euroa contains a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* 1 Binney Street: National Bank of Australasia Building<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/2441 | title=Former National Bank | publisher=Heritage Council of Victoria | work=Victorian Heritage Database (Victorian Heritage Register) | access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref>
* 90 Binney Street: [[Euroa Post Office]]<ref name=ahd-106201>{{cite AHD|106201|Euroa Post Office|fn=2/07/235/0009|access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref>
* 99 Binney Street: Euroa Court House<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/440 | title=Euroa Court House | publisher=Heritage Council of Victoria | work=Victorian Heritage Database (Victorian Heritage Register) | access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Euroa is roughly midway between [[Melbourne]] and [[Albury, New South Wales|Albury]]. The area is geographically very flat, as the town is located in the huge [[Goulburn Valley]], however the [[Strathbogie Ranges]] are not far away. 
=== Climate ===
Euroa possesses a [[Köppen climate classification#Cfa: Humid subtropical climates|humid subtropical climate]] bordering on an [[Oceanic climate#Marine west coast (Cfb)|oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen:]] Cfa/Cfb), with very warm, relatively dry summers and cool, wetter winters. Average maxima vary from {{convert|29.7|C}} in February to {{convert|12.3|C}} in July while average minima fluctuate between {{convert|15.3|C}} in January and {{convert|4.1|C}} in July. Mean [[precipitation]] is moderately low (averaging {{convert|648.9|mm|in|abbr=on}} per annum). Euroa receives 100.6 precipitation days annually, with a maximum frequency of rain in [[winter]]. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|42.8|C}} on 31 January 1968 to {{convert|-3.5|C}} on 6 August 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=82016 |title = Euroa Climate (1883-2023) |website = FarmOnline Weather |access-date = September 19, 2024}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Euroa ({{coord|36.76|S|145.57|E}}, 178 m AMSL) (1909-1976 normals, extremes 1965-1976)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 42.8
|Feb record high C = 41.0
|Mar record high C = 39.3
|Apr record high C = 29.6
|May record high C = 25.2
|Jun record high C = 20.2
|Jul record high C = 21.0
|Aug record high C = 21.6
|Sep record high C = 26.4
|Oct record high C = 35.0
|Nov record high C = 37.3
|Dec record high C = 39.1
|Jan high C = 29.6
|Feb high C = 29.7
|Mar high C = 26.3
|Apr high C = 20.9
|May high C = 16.5
|Jun high C = 13.1
|Jul high C = 12.3
|Aug high C = 13.9
|Sep high C = 17.1
|Oct high C = 20.4
|Nov high C = 24.1
|Dec high C = 27.6
|Jan low C = 14.6
|Feb low C = 15.3
|Mar low C = 13.2
|Apr low C = 9.7
|May low C = 6.8
|Jun low C = 4.8
|Jul low C = 4.1
|Aug low C = 4.9
|Sep low C = 6.7
|Oct low C = 8.6
|Nov low C = 10.7
|Dec low C = 13.4
|Jan record low C = 3.0
|Feb record low C = 7.5
|Mar record low C = 3.0
|Apr record low C = 0.7
|May record low C = -1.1
|Jun record low C = -2.8
|Jul record low C = -2.5
|Aug record low C = -3.5
|Sep record low C = -1.9
|Oct record low C = -0.3
|Nov record low C = 1.0
|Dec record low C = 2.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 39.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 32.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 43.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 47.1
|May precipitation mm = 61.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 74.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 69.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 70.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 59.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 61.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 46.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 43.2
|year precipitation mm = 648.9
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 4.8
|Feb precipitation days = 4.0
|Mar precipitation days = 5.1
|Apr precipitation days = 6.5
|May precipitation days = 9.3
|Jun precipitation days = 11.8
|Jul precipitation days = 13.2
|Aug precipitation days = 13.0
|Sep precipitation days = 10.5
|Oct precipitation days = 9.5
|Nov precipitation days = 6.9
|Dec precipitation days = 6.0
|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (1909-1976 normals, extremes 1965-1976)<ref name="climate"/>
}}

== Facilities ==
The town is home to the [[Shire of Strathbogie]] headquarters. The shire was established as part of the conservative [[Jeff Kennett|Kennett]] government mass rationalisation across Victoria in the 1990s. Shire of Strathbogie incorporates the former Shires of Euroa, Violet Town, and Goulburn.

The town was bypassed by a deviation of the [[Hume Highway]] that was constructed around 1992.

The town is located on the main [[North East railway line|North East railway]], and is served by [[V/Line]] passenger services from [[Euroa railway station|Euroa station]].

== Schools ==

=== St John's Primary School ===
St John's is Euroa's only [[Catholic school|Catholic primary school]] and has served the Euroa community since 1921. The school has an approximate enrolment of 180 students and, from its founding until 2002, the school was run by the Sisters of Mercy.<ref name="SJPS">{{Cite web |url=https://www.sjeuroa.catholic.edu.au/ |title=St John's Primary School Euroa |access-date=25 February 2021 }}</ref>

The current principal is Libby Hamilton.<ref name="SJPS"/>

=== Euroa Primary School ===
Euroa Primary School (School Number: 1706) is the town's only government-run primary school.<ref name="EPS">[http://www.education.vic.gov.au/schoolsonline/Details.asp?LocationID=01170601 Schools Online - Details<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It has an enrolment of 120 students.

=== Euroa Secondary College ===
{{main|Euroa Secondary College}}
Euroa Secondary College (School Number: 7820) is the only secondary school in the Shire of Strathbogie and, in 2007, had an enrolment of 371 students. These students come from the surrounding area including [[Nagambie, Victoria|Nagambie]], [[Avenel, Victoria|Avenel]], [[Longwood, Victoria|Longwood]], [[Ruffy, Victoria|Ruffy]] and [[Violet Town, Victoria|Violet Town]].<ref name="euroasc">[http://www.euroasc.vic.edu.au Euroa Secondary College<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The current principal is Ms Leanne Whinfield<ref name="euroasc"/>

==Sport==
The town has an [[Australian rules football]] team, the "[[Euroa Football Club|Euroa Magpies]]", competing in the [[Goulburn Valley Football League]].<ref name = "d">{{Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Euroa | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Euroa.htm | access-date = 25 July 2008 | archive-date = 24 July 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080724163502/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/euroa.htm | url-status = usurped }}</ref>

In June 1952, during the [[1952 VFL season]], a senior [[Victorian Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League]] (VFL) game was played at Euroa Oval. The match was organised as part of an effort by the [[Australian National Football Council]] (ANFC) to promote the sport, and the other matches in the round were played in [[Albury, New South Wales|Albury]], [[Brisbane]], [[Hobart]], [[Sydney]], and [[Yallourn]] (all non-standard venues). The match in Euroa drew a crowd estimated at 7,500 people.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sporting Globe|publication-place=Melbourne|title=Yallourn says "come again"|date=18 June 1952|page=12|author=Frank Walsh}}</ref><ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/venues/euroa_gm.html Euroa - All Games], AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 December 2016.</ref>

Golfers play at the course of the Euroa Golf Club  on Walters Road.<ref name = "golf">{{Citation  | author= Golf Select | title = Euroa | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=974 | access-date = 11 May 2009}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Main|Category:People from Euroa}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:EuroaBuilding.JPG|Euroa Butter Factory
Image:EuroaPostOffice.JPG|Euroa Post Office
Image:Seven_Creeks_Park_Euroa.jpg|Seven Creeks Park
Image:Seven_Creeks_Park_-_Euroa_Victoria_Australia.jpg | Seven Creeks Park Euroa
Image:Hume_%26_Hovell_Monument_Euroa.jpg|Hume and Hovell Monument
Image:VC_Memorial_Park_Euroa_-_Statues_-_Anzac_Memorial_(Maygar,_Tubb,_Burton).jpg|VC Memorial Park Euroa
Image:EuroaBinneyStreet.JPG|Binney Street
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Euroa railway station, Victoria]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.euroa.org.au Community website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050801085016/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/euroa.html Australian Places - Euroa]

{{Towns in Strathbogie Shire}}

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[[Category:Hume Highway]]
[[Category:Euroa]]
[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Shire of Strathbogie]]