Page 3 - Manangatang New Residents Guide Booklet
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Manangatang is a Mallee town
with a population of 300 and is
situated 80kms west of Swan Hill
and 54 kms south of Robinvale on
the Mallee Highway.
First settled in 1911, “Manangatang”
is an Aboriginal word meaning
land and water.
(“Manang” - land; “Kaatin” - water
compounded. A place where
water may be had - “soaks”.)
The township is surrounded
by thousands of hectares of
cereal crops which produce the
highest quality wheat, barley
and legumes. Properties are
stocked with cattle, pigs, emus
and sheep which produce wool
and fat lambs.
The town has a hospital, a
campus of Robinvale District
Health. This is an aged care
facility offering visiting allied
health services to the public.
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