{{about|the small town|the former local government area that existed 1861–1994|Rural City of Marong}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | city = Bendigo | name = Marong | state = vic | image = MarongShireHall.JPG | caption = The former Shire Hall at Marong | coordinates = {{coord|36|44|S|144|08|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = right | lga = City of Greater Bendigo | use_lga_map = yes | est = | postcode = 3515 | pop = 2,005 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS2021">{{cite web |title=2021 Census QuickStats Marong |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL21612 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=14 June 2025}}</ref> | stategov = Ripon | stategov2 = Bendigo West | fedgov = Bendigo | fedgov2 = Mallee | dist1 = 157 | dir1 = NW | location1= Melbourne | dist2 = 17 | dir2 = W | location2= Bendigo | local_map = yes | zoom = 11 }} '''Marong''' is a town in Victoria, Australia. At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Marong and the surrounding area had a population of 2,005.<ref name=ABS2021/> It is {{convert|17|km|mi|0}} to the west of Bendigo. Its local government area is the City of Greater Bendigo. The town is at the junction of the Calder Highway (A79) and the Calder Alternate Highway (A790).
==History== The name "Marong" is derived from a Djadjawurrung word for the Murray River Pine.<ref>{{Cite book |last=O'Callaghan |first=Thomas |title=Names of Victorian railway stations |publisher=H.J. Green, Acting Government Printer |orig-year=1918|year=2003|isbn=0958071608 |location=Melbourne |pages=66}}</ref> The post office opened on 1 January 1860.<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=*Marong* | access-date = 20 February 2021 }}</ref>
The first local government authority for Marong was the Marong Road District (an early form of single-purpose local government), which was proclaimed on 19 August 1860. Its boundary was altered twice in 1862 and on 12 December 1864 it was redesignated as a shire. It absorbed Raywood Borough in 1915, and was proclaimed a Rural City in 1990. On 2 December 1994, with the creation of Greater Bendigo City Council, it was abolished by being amalgamated with Bendigo City, Eaglehawk Borough, Huntly Shire, part of McIvor Shire, part of Metcalfe Shire and Strathfieldsaye Shire to form Greater Bendigo City.
==Present day== The town has an Australian rules football team competing in the Loddon Valley Football League known as the Marong Panthers.
Golfers play at the course of the Marong Golf Club on Ravenswood Road.<ref name = "golf">{{Citation | website= Golf Select | title = Marong Golf Club| url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1021 | accessdate = 2009-05-11 }}</ref>
There is also a primary school, Marong Primary School, and a kindergarten. The Marong Family Hotel is the local pub and the Marong Swimming pool provides the surrounding districts with aquatic facilities.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
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==External links== {{commons}} *[http://www.realestate.com.au/neighbourhoods/marong-3515-vic realestate.com.au: Marong] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001002350/http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=248285 Geoscience Australia place names search: Marong]
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