Location of Seymour in Victoria (red)

Seymour (Population 7000) is a township located in the Mitchell Shire in the state of Victoria, Australia and is located 97 kilometres to the north of Melbourne. It was established in 1839 at the crossing of the Goulburn River on the Melbourne-Sydney route (Now known as the Hume Highway) where an inn was first built. The railway arrived in 1872 along with substantial infrastructure to support it establishing the town as an important rail hub for the Goulburn Valley, the Melbourne-Sydney rail line and North Eastern Victoria. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1641x1097, 133 KB) Shows location of w: Seymour, Victoria marked in red in the Australian state of w:Victoria (Australia). ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1641x1097, 133 KB) Shows location of w: Seymour, Victoria marked in red in the Australian state of w:Victoria (Australia). ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... The middle reaches of the Goulburn at Seymour The Goulburn River is a major inland river in Victoria, Australia. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... The Goulburn Valley is a region of Victoria, Australia. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...

Seymour is headquarters to a substantial police division which maintains a large Traffic Manangement Unit (Responsible for an area up to 100 km radius of the township) and Crime Investigation Unit. Other important sectors of employment in Seymour includes retail, light engineering, agricultural services support, medical services, and education.

The township services the surrounding agricultural industries (primarily sheep, cattle and wine) as well as the nearby military base of Puckapunyal (Population 2000) which is an important training centre for the Australian Army. Species See text. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (often called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ... Puckapunyal () is an Australian Army base in North-Central Victoria. ... The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ...

The Australian Army first established a large training camp 4km to the East of the township during the First World War. During the Second World War, the eastern camp diminished in importance and a substantially larger and more permanent military township was established 10 kilometres to the West at Puckapunyal. As at 2007 Puckapunyal is the centre for the Australian Army's Land Warfare Development Centre and Headquarters Combined Arms Training Centre (HQ CATC). The HQ CATC is the headquarters for the Australian Army School of Armour (Puckapunyal), School of Artillery (Puckapunyal), School of Engineers (Sydney) and School of Infantry (Singleton). Additionally there are smaller training centres and facilities as well as a road transport squadron. Extensive corporatised maintenance and overhaul facilities for the Army are based in Puckapunyal. Further, Puckapunyal is home to the Australian Army's Tank Museum which features an excellent collection of tanks and armoured vehicles from around the world. The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ... Puckapunyal () is an Australian Army base in North-Central Victoria. ... Puckapunyal () is an Australian Army base in North-Central Victoria. ... Puckapunyal () is an Australian Army base in North-Central Victoria. ... Puckapunyal () is an Australian Army base in North-Central Victoria. ... Puckapunyal () is an Australian Army base in North-Central Victoria. ...

Service and Community Clubs. A number of sporting, service and community organisations are active in Seymour including Freemasonry (Established in Seymour in 1883), the Lions Club, Scouting, and Apex Clubs of Australia. Lions Clubs International is the worlds largest service club organisation with 46,000 clubs and 1. ... Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement aiming to develop young people physically, mentally and spiritually, so that they may play constructive roles in society. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The township has a number of successful and well equipped sporting clubs. These include the Seymour Turf Club, the Seymour Football Club (Goulburn Murray Football League Premiers 2005 and 2006), Lawn Bowls, Kick Boxing, Basketball and Netball. The township has an excellent indoor multi-purpose sports centre and indoor swimming complex.

Railway Services. The station is served by regular V/Line hourly services to and from Melbourne, as well as services between Melbourne/Albury, and Melbourne/Shepparton pass through the town. Seymour is a busy railway station on the Albury and Shepparton lines in Victoria, Australia. ... V/Line is the name of the regional train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Albury is the name of several places: Australia: Albury, New South Wales United Kingdom: Albury, Hertfordshire, England Albury, Surrey, England Canada: Albury, Ontario, Canada This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Shepparton is a country town located in Victoria, Australia. ...

Attractions. Seymour hosts an annual Alternative Farming Exposition each February which draws many thousands of visitors. The township is also home to a well established railway museum, several wineries and the Army Tank Museum.

Trivia

• Seymour is featured in the first verse of the Australian version of I've Been Everywhere

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External Links

• Seymour Town Map
• Seymour Tourism Website
• Seymour Freemasons - Lodge 87
• Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
• RAAC Tank Museum