Strathbogie is a town in central Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Strathbogie local government area. At the , Strathbogie and the surrounding area had a population of 304.
History The Post Office opened on 10 July 1878.
Strathbogie is located in the Strathbogie Ranges. Mount Wombat (799 metres), which includes a floral and fauna reserve, is 4.6 km. to the north-west.
Town facilities include a general store/ cafe, war memorial and recreation reserve.
Sports & Recreation
Golfers play at the course of the Strathbogie Golf Club on Armstrong Avenue.
Strathbogie Football Club
The Strathbogie Football Club appears to have played its first match of Australian Rules football in 1893 against Gooram, prior to entering a team in the Euroa District Football Association in 1905.
The Strathbogie North Football Club was formed in May 1895 and used to play matches against Strathbogie FC.
The Strathbogie FC then played in the following football competitions - 1893 - 1904: Played social matches intermittently against other local sides 1905 - 1908: Euroa District Football Association 1912 - 1913: Euroa District Football Association 1919 - Euroa District Football Association 1921 - Euroa District Football Association 1923 - 1926: Euroa District Football Association 1928 - 1935: Euroa District Football Association 1950 - 1954: Hume Highway Football League 1955 - 1961: Waranga North East Football Association 1962 - 1986: Benalla & District Football League 1987: Disbanded
Premierships Euroa District Football Association 1912 - Strathbogie: 5.14 - 44 d Gooram: 3.5 - 23 1939 - Strathbogie: 10.21 - 81 d Miepoll: 7.15 - 57 Hume Highway Football League 1950 - Strathbogie: 11.7 - 73 d Broadford 2nds: 8.13 - 61 1951 - Strathbogie: 13.15 - 91 d Longwood: 6.15 - 51 1952 - Strathbogie: 12.21 - 91 d Longwood: 9.13 - 67 1954 - Strathbogie: defeated Longwood: Benalla & District Football League 1983: Strathbogie: 8.10 - 58 d Bonnie Doon: 6.12 - 48
Runners Up Euroa District Football Association 1925 - Baddaginnie: 6.16 - 52 d Strathbogie: 6.9 - 45 1937 - Miepoll d Strathbogie 1949 - Violet Town: 13.11 - 89 d Strathbogie: 5.6 - 36 Hume Highway Football League 1954 - Longwood: 12.4 - 76 d Strathbogie: 8.9 - 57 Waranga North East Football Association 1957 - Bonnie Doon: 10.12 - 72 d Strathbogie: 4.8 - 32
Climate
Strathbogie has warm, dry summers, though which are frequently interrupted by cold fronts on account of its proximity to the Southern Ocean (typical of central Victoria); summer maximum temperatures have been as low as on 1 December 2019, and on 3 February 2005 the maximum did not exceed .
A pronounced autumnal lag is noted (March being almost as warm as December), and the winters are cold and rainy with many occurrences of snow. It has a 'Mediterranean' rainfall pattern, with nearly thrice the rainfall in winter than in high summer.
References
External links
Community website Strathbogie Golf Club website