Type: | town |
Eskdale | |
State: | vic |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Coordinates: | -36.4667°N 162°W |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Shire of Towong, Victoria |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Lga: | Shire of Towong |
Postcode: | 3701 |
Stategov: | Benambra |
Fedgov: | Indi |
Dist1: | 382 |
Dir1: | NE |
Location1: | Melbourne |
Dist2: | 60 |
Dir2: | SE |
Location2: | Wodonga |
Dist3: | 39 |
Dir3: | SE |
Location3: | Tallangatta |
Eskdale is a small town near the major regional centre of Albury-Wodonga, in Victoria's north. It is situated in the Mitta Valley, near the river's confluence with the Little Snowy Creek, amongst the foothills of Mount Bogong. At the 2021 census, Eskdale and the surrounding area had a population of 238.
The Post Office opened on 1 July 1885.A Beaufort bomber crashed[1] near Eskdale in 1945 during a training flight.
The town has a supermarket, cafe, post office, church, primary school, bowling green and a recently built sports complex.The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Mitta Mitta has an Australian Rules football team Mitta United competing in the Tallangatta & District Football League.