Lemnos, Victoria
Lemnos is a locality in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia, on the outskirts of the regional city of Shepparton. At the 2006 census, Lemnos had a population of 369, which had dropped to 246 at the 2016 census.
| Lemnos Victoria | |
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The entry to Lemnos Reserve | |
Lemnos Location in Victoria | |
| Coordinates | 36°21′S 145°27′E |
| Population | 246 (2016 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 3630 |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Greater Shepparton |
| Region | Goulburn Valley |
| State electorate(s) | Shepparton |
| Federal division(s) | Nicholls |
The locality was established in 1927 as a soldier settlement area after the First World War. It was named by Ernest Hill, a returned soldier and soldier settler, after the Greek island of Lemnos, which was an operational base for the Gallipoli campaign and to which wounded Australian soldiers were evacuated.
Lemnos has a state school, general store with a post office agency, and a large farming community. Lemnos is also home to a Campbell Soup Company factory. In 2020, Lemnos was the site of Australia's only surgical mask factory, operated by Med-Con Pty Ltd.