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Kanagulk

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Horsham Rural City Council VIC, PO Box 511, Kanagulk, VIC 3401
03 5382 9777

Description

Kanagulk is a locality in western Victoria, Australia.

Kanagulk is a locality in western Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Rural City of Horsham local government area, 384 kilometres (239 mi) west north west of the state capital, Melbourne.

At the 2016 census, Kanagulk had a population of 18.Lake Kanagulk is a designated wildlife reserve under the management of Parks Victoria.A Bureau of Meteorology weather station has been placed in Kanagulk.There have been concerns about contamination from mining refuse dumping at Kanagulk. Iluka Resources used Kanagulk to store by-products from its Hamilton processing plant. There has been opposition from local community groups over fears of radon gas levels and water contamination. The application to continue dumping at Kanagulk was rejected by Horsham Council in 2016 after Kanagulk Lancare Group found concerning levels of radon gas at the site.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 1-100

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 131.824 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 181 m

Population number: 18

Local Government Area: Horsham Rural City Council

Location

Horsham Rural City Council VIC, PO Box 511, Kanagulk, VIC 3401

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Kanagulk, Victoria

Kanagulk - Localista

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