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Merbein, located on the Calder Highway in the state's northern Sunraysia region, is surrounded by vast citrus and vineyard plantations and set against the Murray River. The town was settled, similarly to Mildura, after extensive irrigation allowed the surrounding countryside to be properly farmed in the late 1800's and was originally named White Cliffs due to the distinctive colour on the cliffs along the Murray River. Acting as a satellite town to Mildura, Merbein essentially provides for the local community but retains a much quieter nature due to the limited services on offer for the tourist.

• Population: 2713 1
• Postcode: 3505
• Location: 555 km northwest of Melbourne, 385 km northeast of Adelaide
• Main Roads: Calder Hwy A79
• Radio Stations: FM: ABC Classic (102.7 MHz), ABC Mildura-Swan Hill (104.3 MHz), ABC News on Radio (100.3 MHz), ABC RN (105.9 MHz), Hit 99.5 (99.5 MHz), Hot FM (106.7 MHz), Rete Italia (89.1 MHz), SBS Radio (98.7 MHz), Son FM 88 (88.0 MHz), The Range (87.6 MHz), Triple J (101.1 MHz), Triple M (97.9 MHz), Vision Australia Radio Mildura (107.5 MHz) and Vision Christian Radio (87.8 MHz). AM: ABC Riverland (1062 kHz), ABC Wimmera (594 kHz), Radio Sport National (1359 KHz) and River 1467 (1467 kHz)

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	Town Centre: Looking south along Main Avenue (Calder Hwy) as it approaches Commercial Street, Merbein, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Town Centre: Commercial Street, looking west between O'Brien and Railway Streets, Merbein, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census Quickstats

Last updated: 19-Dec-2020 8:06

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