The Millewa is a region of north western Victoria in Australia .
4-456: The County of Millewa was proclaimed in the area in the nineteenth century. In the 1960s the then dryland farming areas of Nangiloc and Colignan were irrigated. Subsequently, they became less seen as being in the Millewa, and more being part of Sunraysia. In the late 1990s, irrigation came to northern Millewa towns like Cullulleraine . These still remain firmly "Millewa" however. It covers
8-583: The Millewa Football League , which still has clubs named for many towns in the region. However, many of their players now come from Sunraysia . There is also a cricket team that plays in the Red Cliffs Cricket Association, and a newsletter. Notable people from or who have lived in Millewa include: County of Millewa The County of Millewa is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of
12-609: The cadastral divisions of Australia , used for land titles. It is located to the south of the Murray River , at the north-western corner of Victoria , with the South Australian border to the west. This border was originally intended to be at the 141st meridian of longitude, but because of the South Australia-Victoria border dispute it is several miles to the west of it. The southern boundary of
16-463: The triangular area north of the Sunset Country and south of the diagonal Murray River that grows wheat and other dryland crops . The part of this triangle that is irrigated is known as Sunraysia . The major centres of the region are Werrimull , Meringur , Cullulleraine and Hattah . Sometimes Nangiloc and Colignan are included in the region. The main binding force of the region is
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