Home of Talgarno

Welcome to Talgarno and the community website. We hope that this website will be a great reference for our community members, groups and organisations in the town and visitors to our area.

The site is should be very user friendly, and hopefully the site will provide you with lots of interesting and useful information no matter who you are!

This site is a living and ever changing space so please give us comments or feedback on anything you like about the site, or anything you'd like to see added or changed on pages. We hope you enjoy your visit!

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History of Talgarno

One of the only books written about the history of Talgarno 'Doomed Talgarno' by W H Ferguson, explains what the town of Talgarno was like before the Hume Weir was developed, and the disgust that residents had with the governments of the time taking away from them land that was theirs.

The book also explains in some detail the river as it was, industries of the town (cattle, sheep, pigs, mining, tobacco) the first settlers, details of families at the time, notable buildings such as churches, houses, bridges, the hall, pastimes of the residents (picnics, cricket & tennis), groups such as the Red Cross and the education on offer to the commuity.

For more information on the history of Talgarno visit the history page and check out the links to the actual book displayed online at the State Library of Victoria.

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Our current community

Talgarno is a small country town of around 300 people (2006 Census) situated on the Berringa Peninsula of the Hume Weir in North East Victoria. The majority of our people in the workforce are in agriculture, but as we are only a 20 minute drive from Albury, Tallangatta or Wodonga we have a growing number of people commuting to work in many other industries such as manufacturing, construction, education and health.

Almost a third of people living in Talgarno volunteer in some capacity for some group or organisation which goes to show the generosity, friendliness and community spirit of our people. The average age of residents is pushing 40 years of age, but this is steadily decreasing with more families moving into the area with young children.

The Talgarno area is a great place for tourists, with many camping spots along the weir for a relaxing getaway, and the weir is renowned for being a great fishing, swimming and boating spot especially for families. There are many parks and reserves in close proximity giving great views over the many valleys around our area.

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Other online communities like Talgarno

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Ballarat: http://www.ballarat.vic.au/

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Glenmaggie: http://www.glenmaggie.vic.au/

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Mansfield: http://www.mansfield.vic.au/

Mirboo North: http://www.mirboonorth.vic.au/

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Sandy Point: http://www.sandypoint.vic.au/

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Seaspray:http://www.seaspray.vic.au/

Torquay: http://www.torquay.vic.au/

Welshpool: http://www.welshpool.vic.au/

Upper Ferntree Gully: http://www.upperferntreegully.vic.au/

Wycheproof: http://www.wycheproof.vic.au/

For a full list of other towns with community websites around Australia go to: http://www.aucd.org.au/resources/communitywebsites

Spotted a problem?

This site is very new and some aspects are being revised and updated - please help us to spot and fix problems you become aware of. Reports regarding faulty display of text and images can be submitted to admin@talgarno.vic.au

Support your community website

If you are a business operating in the area or have a product that our residents might use in their business, why not consider advertising on one of our sections of the website?

Follow the link for more information on fee structures and information that we can provide for you about your advertisement when it is up and running.

Thanks

Thanks to .au Community Domains for helping us with this site and providing the software to manage the site. A even greater thanks to Jodie Aicken from .au Community Domains for personalised and very friendly help with all aspects of the site and the software glitches! Visit http://www.aucd.org.au/ for more information about community domains.

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