Wodonga City Council is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the north-eastern part of the state. It has an area of 432 square kilometres and in 2001 it had a population of 33,000. Its floral and fauna emblems are Pink heath and the Leadbeater's Possum respectively. Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A typical pink heath in flower Pink heath (Epacris impressa or the common heath) is the official state flower of Victoria. ... Binomial name Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867 Leadbeaters Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is an endangered possum restricted to small pockets of remaining old growth Mountain Ash forests in the cool, misty highlands of Victoria, Australia. ...

Wodonga was first surveyed in 1852 and proclaimed the town of Belvoir in the same year. In 1876 the government of the colony of Port Philip granted a request from the people of the area for their district to be separated from the Yackandandah Shire. Nearly one hundred years later in 1973 Wodonga was proclaimed a city by the Governor of Victoria Sir Rohan Delacombe and the Shire of Wodonga was renamed the Rural City of Wodonga. In 1994 was again renamed, becoming Wodonga Rural City Council, but one year later stopped using the word “Rural” except when legally required. In 2004 the council underwent another name change and became the Wodonga City Council. 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Yackandandah is a small town in northeast Victoria, Australia. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... List of Governors of Victoria See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There have been several moves to merge the local government areas of Albury and Wodonga. For further details see Albury-Wodonga Albury is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the Northern side of the Murray River. ... Albury-Wodonga is the broad settlement incorporating the twin Australian cities of Albury and Wodonga, which are separated geographically by the Murray River and politically by a state border: Albury on the north of the river is part of New South Wales while Wodonga on the south bank is in...

See also

• Wodonga, Victoria

Wodonga () is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, Australia. ...

External link

• Rural City of Wodonga official website