Carina is a locality in the Rural City of Mildura in Victoria, Australia. It is situated in the Sunraysia region on the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line. It is situated about 10 kilometres east from Panitya and 14 kilometres west from Murrayville.

Carina
Victoria
Entering Carina
Carina is located in Rural City of Mildura
Carina
Carina
Coordinates35°12′51″S 141°05′42″E / 35.21417°S 141.09500°E / -35.21417; 141.09500
Population22 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3512
Elevation92 m (302 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Rural City of Mildura
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal division(s)Mallee
Localities around Carina:
Panitya Murray-Sunset Murray-Sunset
Panitya Carina Murrayville
Big Desert Big Desert Big Desert

Carina Post Office opened on 17 June 1923 and closed in 1949.[3]

The area of the locality contains a number of smaller areas such as Mulcra which had a post office open from 1910 until 1968 and Boltons Bore.[3]

Carina West is home to the Select Harvests Almond processing plant commissioned in 2008.

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carina (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 September 2020.  
  2. ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
  3. ^ a b Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 26 March 2021