# Major Plains > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Major_Plains > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Major_Plains.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Plains > Source revision: 1318368676 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Town in Victoria, Australia Town in Victoria, Australia Major Plains Town Major Plains Coordinates: 36°22′S 145°48′E / 36.367°S 145.800°E / -36.367; 145.800 Country Australia State Victoria LGAs Rural City of Benalla City of Greater Shepparton Location 226 km (140 mi) N of Melbourne 44 km (27 mi) E of Shepparton 33 km (21 mi) W of Benalla Government • State electorates Shepparton Euroa • Federal divisions Indi Nicholls Population • Total 37 (2016 census)[2] Postcode 3725[3] **Major Plains** is a locality situated to the north-west of [Benalla](/source/Benalla%2C_Victoria) in [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)), [Australia](/source/Australia).[3] It is 226 kilometres by road from [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne). The main east–west roads in the locality are Dookie-Devenish Road, Major Plains Road and Gooroombat-Dookie College Road (Thomas Road), while the main north–south roads are Duggans Road, Benalla Boundary Road (which divides the local government areas) and Roberts Road.[4] A primary school operated in the locality between 1918 and 1946.[5] The original Major Plains Post Office was opened on 1 July 1870 and was temporarily renamed as Devenish Post Office between 1874 and 1878 before closing in 1898. A post office was re-established in 1901 and operated until 1948.[6] The heavy clay soil originally supported a [grey box](/source/Eucalyptus_microcarpa) and [red gum](/source/Eucalyptus_camaldulensis) grassy woodland, and grassy wetlands to the north of Grogans Road. Native shrub species include mallee wattle (*[Acacia montana](/source/Acacia_montana)*), hedge wattle (*[Acacia paradoxa](/source/Acacia_paradoxa)*), golden wattle (*[Acacia pycnantha](/source/Acacia_pycnantha)*), sweet bursaria (*[Bursaria spinosa](/source/Bursaria_spinosa)*) and drooping cassinia (*[Cassinia arcuata](/source/Cassinia_arcuata)*).[7] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Major Plains (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL21581). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-abs_2-0)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (27 June 2017). ["Major Plains (State Suburb)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2016/SSC21571). *2016 Census QuickStats*. Retrieved 8 December 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GA_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GA_3-1) ["Major Plains"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043350/http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=248082). *Gazetteer of Australia*. Geoscience Australia. Archived from [the original](http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=248082) on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Interactive Map"](http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp). *Land.vic.gov.au*. Retrieved 21 June 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Major Plains"](http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/custom/jsp/daPublicBaseContainer.jsp). *Building Files:Primary Schools*. Retrieved 21 June 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Post Office List"](https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=). *Premier Postal Auctions – Environment*. Retrieved 21 June 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Vegetation Profile for the Dookie Wetlands and Gilgai Plains"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091001164435/http://www.gbcma.vic.gov.au/revegetation/profiles/pdfs/dookie5.PDF) (PDF). Department of Natural Resources & Environment. Archived from [the original](http://www.gbcma.vic.gov.au/revegetation/profiles/pdfs/dookie5.PDF) (PDF) on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009. v t e Localities in the Shire of Mansfield Town Barwite Bonnie Doon Goughs Bay Jamieson Maindample Mansfield Merrijig Merton^ Mount Buller^ Tolmie^ Locality Ancona Barjarg Boorolite Bridge Creek^ Creek Junction^ Delatite Enochs Point^ Gaffneys Creek Howes Creek Howqua Howqua Hills Howqua Inlet Kanumbra^ Kevington Knockwood Lake Eildon Macs Cove Matlock^ Mirimbah^ Mountain Bay Piries Reynard^ Sawmill Settlement Woodfield Woods Point ^ - Territory divided with another LGA v t e Localities in the City of Greater Shepparton City Shepparton Town Arcadia Ardmona Bunbartha Congupna Dhurringile Dookie Grahamvale Katandra West Kialla Kialla West Kyabram^ Lancaster^ Lemnos Merrigum Mooroopna Murchison Orrvale Pine Lodge Shepparton East Shepparton North Tallygaroopna Tatura Toolamba Undera Violet Town^ Wyuna^ Locality Boxwood^ Byrneside Caniambo Cooma Coomboona Cosgrove Cosgrove South Dookie College Gillieston Girgarre East Goulburn Weir^ Gowangardie Harston Karramomus Katandra Kialla East Kyabram South Major Plains^ Marionvale Marungi^ Moorilim^ Mooroopna North Mooroopna North West Mount Major Murchison East Murchison North Nalinga^ St Germains Stanhope South Stewarton^ Tamleugh North Tatura East Toolamba West Waranga Zeerust ^ - Territory divided with another LGA --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Major Plains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Plains) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Plains?action=history)). 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