Victoria location profile
Cohuna VIC 3568
Cohuna is a friendly riverside town on Gunbower Creek, known for its dairy farming, waterways and easy-going country lifestyle. It’s a gateway to Gunbower Island and National Park, popular for fishing, paddling and birdwatching.
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Why families consider Cohuna
A close-knit rural community with a mix of farming families, trades, and retirees. Lifestyle is relaxed and outdoorsy, centred on the creek, local sport and community events.
Amenities & services
- Cohuna District Hospital and medical clinics
- IGA supermarket and main-street retail
- Cafes, pubs and takeaways
- Cohuna Secondary College and Cohuna Consolidated School
- Aged care and allied health services
- Cohuna Library (Gannawarra Library Service), King Edward Street, Cohuna
Transport & connectivity
- No local train station; nearest V/Line at Kerang (Swan Hill line) and Echuca (Echuca line)
- V/Line coach services along the Murray Valley corridor (to Swan Hill, Bendigo/Melbourne and Echuca)
- Murray Valley Highway (B400) and Cohuna-Koondrook Road
Lifestyle & recreation
- Gunbower Creek for kayaking, water-skiing and fishing
- Cohuna Golf Club (18-hole)
- Cohuna Recreation Reserve (football/netball, tennis, bowls)
- Public swimming pool and skate park
- Community events: Cohuna Bridge to Bridge, Agricultural Show
- Gunbower National Park
- Gunbower Island
- Apex Park (Cohuna)
- Cohuna Recreation Reserve
Education context
Kindergarten and early learning available locally via Gannawarra Shire services, with family day care; limited places at peak times.
- La Trobe University – Bendigo Campus (Bendigo)
- La Trobe University – Shepparton Campus (Shepparton)