{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Genoa | state = vic | image = Genoa Victoria.jpg | caption = | lga = Shire of East Gippsland | postcode = 3891 | est = | pop = 66 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes =<ref name="abs">{{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL20980 | name = Genoa | accessdate = 1 April 2023 | quick = on}}</ref> | elevation= | use_lga_map = yes | coordinates = {{coord|37|29|0|S|149|35|0|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = top | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = Gippsland East | fedgov = Gippsland | dist1 = 498 | dir1 = E | location1= Melbourne | dist2 = 336 | dir2 = S | location2= Canberra | dist3 = 125 | dir3 = E | location3= Orbost | dist4 = 50 | dir4 = E | location4= Cann River | dist5 = 32 | dir5 = NW | location5= Mallacoota }} '''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.<ref name = "a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Genoa* | access-date = 12 March 2021 }}</ref>
In 1972, the earliest fossil trackway of primitive tetrapods were found in the Genoa River Gorge, dating back 350 million years.<ref>Warren, J. W. & Wakefield, N. A., 1972. Trackways of tetrapod vertebrates from the Upper Devonian of Victoria, Aust. Nature 238, 469-470.</ref>
In 2019, bush fires in Eastern Gippsland did "significant" damage to Genoa and the nearby town of Mallacoota.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-31/east-gippsland-towns-brace-for-bushfires-as-wind-change-victoria/11833090 |accessdate=18 November 2021 |title=Bushfires hit Victorian towns including Mallacoota and Corryong, leaving four missing and properties destroyed |website=ABC News | date=31 December 2019}}</ref>
==Genoa Peak== Genoa Peak is located in the Croajingolong National Park, and is {{convert|490|m|ft}} above sea level at the summit. The walk to the summit is {{convert|1.5|km|mi}} one way, and is rated for a moderate/steep fitness level. The view includes Mallacoota Lake which is over {{convert|40|km|mi}} away.<ref>{{cite web |title=Croajingolong National Park, Attraction, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia |url=https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/gippsland/see-and-do/nature-and-wildlife/national-parks-and-reserves/croajingolong-national-park |website=Visit Victoria |access-date=21 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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Category:Towns in Victoria (state) Category:Shire of East Gippsland