Kanagulk
Victoria
Kanagulk Memorial Park
Kanagulk is located in Rural City of Horsham
Kanagulk
Kanagulk
Coordinates37°7′52″S 141°50′50″E / 37.13111°S 141.84722°E / -37.13111; 141.84722
Population18 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3401
Location
LGA(s)Rural City of Horsham
State electorate(s)Lowan
Federal division(s)Mallee

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.[1]

Lake Kanagulk is a designated wildlife reserve under the management of Parks Victoria.[2]

A Bureau of Meteorology weather station has been placed in Kanagulk.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kanagulk". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Parks Victoria Lake Kanagulk Wildlife Reserve
  3. ↑ Bureau of Meteorology Kanagulk
  4. ↑ The Age: Horsham Council debates Iluka Resources mining dump site at Kanagulk
  5. ↑ ABC: Horsham Council rejects plan for radioactive dump site

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