MIRBOO NORTH
Mirboo North is one of those surprise
towns. Pleasant surprise that is. Mirboo North is encounted when
traveling from Leongatha to Morwell (or vice versa).
Mirboo North sits on the Grand Ridge Road, a scenic
route running from Seaview (near Warragul) to Carrajung (near
Traralgon).
 
The Mirboo area was settled by timber getters in the
late 1870s, attracted particularly by the Mountain Ash. The original
rail line from Morwell to Mirboo North was completed on 7 January
1886, with the last train being run on 22 June 1974. The railway was
constructed through difficult hilly terrain requiring construction of
massive embankments and numerous bridges. The convoluted history of
the Post Office below demonstrates the attempts to form a viable
Mirboo township,
culminating
in the township of Mirboo North at the railway station becoming
predominant.
Mirboo North became the focus of Victorian media on 10
August 2005, when about 15cm of snow fell. The snow lay around for
days.
There
are quite a number of nice heritage and community features in the
town.            
The
congregational churches are all represented. The Anglican (oldish) 
at the northern end of town and Catholic
(new) the southern end. The United
is by the Admin Centre.  
The
town is serviced by the single pub.
The
Mirboo North War Memorial is very worthy acknowledgement.   
Should the opportunity to stopover at Mirboo North arise be sure to go
for it.
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