| Genoa Victoria | |
|---|---|
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  Genoa | |
| Coordinates | 37°29′0″S 149°35′0″E / 37.48333°S 149.58333°E |
| Population | 66 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3891 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of East Gippsland |
| State electorate(s) | Gippsland East |
| Federal division(s) | Gippsland |
Genoa is a town in Eastern Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is close to the New South Wales border where the Princes Highway crosses the Genoa River. The town is an important access point to the Croajingolong National Park. As of the 2021 census, Genoa had a population of 66. The Genoa Post Office opened on 9 April 1888.[2]
In 1972, the earliest fossil trackway of primitive tetrapods were found in the Genoa River Gorge, dating back 350 million years.[3]
In 2019, bush fires in Eastern Gippsland did "significant" damage to Genoa and the nearby town of Mallacoota.[4]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Genoa". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 12 March 2021
- ^ Warren, J. W. & Wakefield, N. A., 1972. Trackways of tetrapod vertebrates from the Upper Devonian of Victoria, Aust. Nature 238, 469-470.
- ^ "Bushfires hit Victorian towns including Mallacoota and Corryong, leaving four missing and properties destroyed". ABC News. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
