Strathbogie, Victoria

Strathbogie is a town in central Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Strathbogie local government area. At the 2016 census, Strathbogie and the surrounding area had a population of 304.^[1]

Strathbogie Victoria
Main street of Strathbogie
Strathbogie
Coordinates	36°51′S 145°44′E
Population	304 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3666
Elevation	502 m (1,647 ft)
Location	187 km (116 mi) N of Melbourne 55 km (34 mi) S of Benalla 31 km (19 mi) SE of Euroa
LGA(s)	Shire of Strathbogie
State electorate(s)	Euroa
Federal division(s)	Indi
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 18.5 °C 65 °F 6.1 °C 43 °F 970.7 mm 38.2 in

History

The Post Office opened on 10 July 1878.^[2]

Strathbogie is located in the Strathbogie Ranges. Mount Wombat (799 metres), which includes a floral and fauna reserve, is 4.6 km. to the north-west.

Town facilities include a general store/ cafe, war memorial and recreation reserve.

Sports & Recreation

Golfers play at the course of the Strathbogie Golf Club on Armstrong Avenue.^[3]

Strathbogie Football Club

The Strathbogie Football Club appears to have played its first match of Australian Rules football in 1893 against Gooram,^[4] prior to entering a team in the Euroa District Football Association in 1905.

The Strathbogie North Football Club was formed in May 1895^[5] and used to play matches against Strathbogie FC.^[6]

The Strathbogie FC then played in the following football competitions -

• 1893 - 1904: Played social matches intermittently against other local sides
• 1905 - 1908: Euroa District Football Association
• 1912 - 1913: Euroa District Football Association
• 1919 - Euroa District Football Association
• 1921 - Euroa District Football Association
• 1923 - 1926: Euroa District Football Association
• 1928 - 1935: Euroa District Football Association
• 1950 - 1954: Hume Highway Football League
• 1955 - 1961: Waranga North East Football Association
• 1962 - 1986: Benalla & District Football League
• 1987: Disbanded

Premierships

• Euroa District Football Association
  • 1912 - Strathbogie: 5.14 - 44 d Gooram: 3.5 - 23^[7]
  • 1939 - Strathbogie: 10.21 - 81 d Miepoll: 7.15 - 57^[8][9]

• Hume Highway Football League
  • 1950 - Strathbogie: 11.7 - 73 d Broadford 2nds: 8.13 - 61^[10]
  • 1951 - Strathbogie: 13.15 - 91 d Longwood: 6.15 - 51^[11]
  • 1952 - Strathbogie: 12.21 - 91 d Longwood: 9.13 - 67^[12]
  • 1954 - Strathbogie: defeated Longwood: ^[13][14][15]

• Benalla & District Football League
  • 1983: Strathbogie: 8.10 - 58 d Bonnie Doon: 6.12 - 48

Runners Up

• Euroa District Football Association
  • 1925 - Baddaginnie: 6.16 - 52 d Strathbogie: 6.9 - 45^[16]
  • 1937 - Miepoll d Strathbogie^[17][18]
  • 1949 - Violet Town: 13.11 - 89 d Strathbogie: 5.6 - 36^[19]
• Hume Highway Football League
  • 1954 - Longwood: 12.4 - 76 d Strathbogie: 8.9 - 57^[20]
• Waranga North East Football Association
  • 1957 - Bonnie Doon: 10.12 - 72 d Strathbogie: 4.8 - 32

Climate

Strathbogie Elevation Sign

Strathbogie has warm, dry summers, though which are frequently interrupted by cold fronts on account of its proximity to the Southern Ocean (typical of central Victoria); summer maximum temperatures have been as low as 9.7 °C (49.5 °F) on 1 December 2019, and on 3 February 2005 the maximum did not exceed 10.5 °C (50.9 °F).

A pronounced autumnal lag is noted (March being almost as warm as December), and the winters are cold and rainy with many occurrences of snow. It has a 'Mediterranean' rainfall pattern, with nearly thrice the rainfall in winter than in high summer.

Climate data for Strathbogie (1974–2024, rainfall to 1902); 501 m AMSL; 36.85° S, 145.73° E
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	42.0 (107.6)	42.0 (107.6)	36.3 (97.3)	32.5 (90.5)	23.5 (74.3)	19.1 (66.4)	18.5 (65.3)	22.0 (71.6)	26.8 (80.2)	31.0 (87.8)	37.2 (99.0)	39.1 (102.4)	42.0 (107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27.5 (81.5)	27.3 (81.1)	24.0 (75.2)	18.9 (66.0)	14.4 (57.9)	11.2 (52.2)	10.2 (50.4)	11.5 (52.7)	14.3 (57.7)	18.0 (64.4)	21.6 (70.9)	24.8 (76.6)	18.6 (65.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	11.7 (53.1)	11.6 (52.9)	9.2 (48.6)	5.7 (42.3)	3.6 (38.5)	2.0 (35.6)	1.8 (35.2)	2.3 (36.1)	3.7 (38.7)	5.3 (41.5)	7.6 (45.7)	9.4 (48.9)	6.2 (43.1)
Record low °C (°F)	0.0 (32.0)	1.2 (34.2)	−0.5 (31.1)	−3.6 (25.5)	−5.7 (21.7)	−7.2 (19.0)	−8.0 (17.6)	−6.0 (21.2)	−5.5 (22.1)	−3.0 (26.6)	−3.0 (26.6)	−1.0 (30.2)	−8.0 (17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	49.1 (1.93)	43.5 (1.71)	57.0 (2.24)	66.4 (2.61)	95.0 (3.74)	113.5 (4.47)	121.6 (4.79)	114.9 (4.52)	94.0 (3.70)	85.4 (3.36)	64.0 (2.52)	58.0 (2.28)	962.6 (37.90)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	5.3	4.6	5.6	7.2	11.4	13.2	15.2	14.5	12.1	10.5	8.2	6.5	114.3
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)	40	39	45	54	67	74	75	69	63	57	49	42	56
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Strathbogie