Merrigum

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Merrigum | state = vic | image = MerrigumDistrictHistoricalSocietyMuseum.JPG | caption = Museum | use_lga_map = yes | coordinates = {{coord|36|22|S|145|08|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = right | lga = City of Greater Shepparton | postcode = 3618 | est = | pop = 454 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name="abs">{{Census 2021 AUS | id = SSC20882| name = Merrigum (State Suburb) | accessdate = 4 May 2026 | quick = on}}</ref> | elevation= | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = [[Electoral district of Euroa|Euroa]] | stategov2 = [[Electoral district of Murray Plains|Murray Plains]] | fedgov = [[Division of Nicholls|Nicholls]] | dist1 = 197 | dir1 = N | location1= Melbourne | dist2 = 30 | dir2 = W | location2= [[Shepparton, Victoria|Shepparton]] | dist3 = 14 | dir3 = SE | location3= [[Kyabram, Victoria|Kyabram]] }} '''Merrigum''' is a town in the [[Goulburn Valley]] region of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia. The town is in the [[City of Greater Shepparton]] local government area, {{convert|197|km|mi}} north of the state capital, [[Melbourne]]. At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Merrigum had a population of 454.<ref name="abs"/>

Merrigum Post Office opened on 1 February 1875.<ref name = "a">{{Citation | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11}}</ref>

== Sports == The Merrigum Football Netball Club fields [[Australian Rules football]] and [[netball]] teams in the [[Kyabram District Football Netball League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.merrigumfnc.com.au/ |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=www.merrigumfnc.com.au}}</ref>

Golfers play at the course of the Merrigum Golf Club, an 18 hole course with a 70 Par<ref name="golf">{{Citation | author= Golf Select | title = Merrigum | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1030 | accessdate = 2009-05-11}}</ref>

== Museum == The Merrigum Museum was a general store and residence built in 1905<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Merrigum Museum |url=https://sheppandgv.com.au/listing/merrigum-museum-1088 |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=Shepparton & Goulburn Valley |language=en}}</ref>.

It holds an annual Heritage Day event in April<ref name=":0" />; some featuring events are as follows: blacksmithing, sheep shearing, logging, traction machines, woodworking, butter churning, and a confectionery shop.

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==See also== {{commons category}} * [[Merrigum Football Club]] * [[Merrigum railway station, Victoria]]

[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]] [[Category:City of Greater Shepparton]]