Robinvale ( 34°35′S, 142°46′E) is a town on the south bank of the Murray River in northern Victoria, Australia. It is connected by a bridge to Euston on the other side of the river in New South Wales. The town is named in memory of Lieutenant George Robin Cuttle, who was Killed in Action during air combat over France in 1918. Lock 15 on the Murray River is just downstream of the town providing a pool of irrigation water and ensuring that the river near Robinvale is permanently available for water activities such as water skiing. The weir and lock were completed in 1937, the last one built on the Murray (Locks 12–14 and 16–25 were never built). 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Not only is Robinvale known for the massive produce of grapes, olives, carrots and almond trees, it is home to numerous sporting events; such as tennis easter tournament, Football, cricket and most popular the annual Robinvale Ski Race. There are also many great attractions to see in Robinvale, such as the original home of Robin Cuttle, an antique museum, a nice park, and a great caravan park over looking the Murray River, which is home to a great array of native birds and fish such as the pelican, swan, perch and the murray cod. Trinomial name Maccullochella peelii peelii (Mitchell, 1838) The Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii) is a large and striking predatory freshwater fish of the Maccullochella genus and the Percichthyidae family. ...

Robinvale provides a great place to camp with numerous large sandbars on the Murray it makes a popular location to spend the weekend camping. Robinvale has a high demand for almond trees so naturally nurseries must be set up around the town, the most popular by far is Tolley's Almond Walnut Nursery, where thousands of little trees are grown and sold to major companies such as Select Harvest.

Robinvale and its twin town, Euston is home to an Italian population from the southern province of Calabria in Italy. Many of these people are 2nd and 3rd generation Australians, well integrated to the community.^[2] It also has immigrant populations of Tongans and Vietnamese and a significant Aboriginal community.^[3] Cliffside dwellings in Tropea. ... Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Robinvale (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
2. ^ Planning & Report Summary for the year 2004 - 2005. Mallee Division of General Practice. Primary Health Care Research & Information Service. Retrieved on 2006-08-19.
3. ^ Paxinos, Stathi. "Robinvale: an island of multiculturalism in Victoria", The Age, Fairfax Digital, 2002-04-20. Retrieved on 2006-08-19. 

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External links

• Walkabout - Robinvale
• Euston Weir (Lock 15)