Thologolong
Thologolong | |
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  Thologolong Location in Shire of Towong, Victoria | |
| Coordinates: 35°59′27″S 147°25′41″E / 35.99083°S 147.42806°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 22 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 3691 |
Thologolong is a locality in the Shire of Towong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, the Thologolong population was 22.[1]
History
[edit]On 30 March 2026, at approximately 8:30 am, Dezi Freeman, the alleged perpetrator of the Porepunkah police shootings, was shot and killed by Victoria Police at a rural property in Thologolong near Walwa in north-east Victoria, about 150 km (93 mi) northeast of Porepunkah,[2] following a seven-month manhunt.[3][4]
Heritage listings
[edit]Thologolong has one heritage-listed site, the Thologolong Homestead, which was added to Victorian Heritage Register on 9 September 1999.[5]
Population
[edit]According to the 2021 Census, the population of Thologolong was 22, of which the median age of persons in the locality was 60 years. There were more males than females, with 52.9% of the population male and 47.1% female. The average household size was 2.3 people per household.[6]
Transport
[edit]Thologolong is mainly accessed via the Murray Valley Highway, with its eastern end running through it and was re-aligned to run along the more-direct, present-day route to Corryong in June 1990.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Thologolong". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ Callanan, Tim; Vivian, Steve (29 March 2026). "Dezi Freeman killed in three-hour stand-off in Victoria's north-east". ABC News. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ Juanola, Alexander Darling, Cameron Houston, Marta Pascual (29 March 2026). "Dezi Freeman shot dead after six months on the run". The Age.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Inside the property where Dezi Freeman was located". 7NEWS. 29 March 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ "Thologolong Homestead, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H15629". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ "2021 Census QuickStats: Thologolong".
- ↑ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 20 June 1990. pp. 1865–6, 1873. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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