13 Facts About Echuca

Echuca is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia.

Echuca is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Shire of Campaspe.

Echuca is close to the junction of the Goulburn, Campaspe, and Murray Rivers.

Present-day Echuca was founded by one of the most enterprising figures of the early colonial period, an ex-convict named Henry Hopwood.

Echuca has a semi-arid climate with Mediterranean climate tendencies.

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Echuca is the administrative centre for the Campaspe Shire Council.

At the state level, Echuca is represented by the Electoral district of Murray Plains.

Main industry in Echuca is tourism; it earns about $250 million a year for the Echuca economy.

Echuca is connected over the Murray River to Moama by the Echuca-Moama Road Rail Bridge, completed in 1878.

Bendigo TAFE has a campus in Echuca, offering education up to Diploma level in various fields.

Echuca has numerous other teams competing in regional and state sporting leagues, including netball, soccer, and field hockey.

Echuca formerly fielded a Baseball team, the Rich River Mariners, who played in the Goulburn Valley Baseball League.

Echuca Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the town.