Cobram has one government high school and a primary school, an Anglican prep to year 12 college, a Catholic primary school and a special developmental school. There are 85 tennis tournaments in Laurel, Maryland. Tocumwal Golf & Bowls Club has major Golf Tournaments all throughout the year.. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 4.1% and Arabic 2.2%. [2], Aboriginals, although they had disappeared from the area prior to European settlement, were believed to inhabit the stretch of region bound by the Murray River from Tocumwal to the east of Cobram and south as far as the Broken Creek. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 32.7%, No Religion 22.0% and Anglican 14.7%. There are numerous recreational facilities for public use, such as Scott Reserve, the Cobram Showgrounds, Cobram Lawn Tennis Club and of course the Murray River including Thompson's Beach. Most of the old brick buildings were of local bricks, made by Samuel Steward. Autumn competition suspended effective immediately until further notice . [14], Cobram township was finally proclaimed by Sir John Fuller, Governor of Victoria, on 2 December 1912. It also has a district hospital, built in 1949 with emergency department and an associated nursing home for the elderly.[25]. The event will be co-ordinated by Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club’s Tournament Directors Jo McCarthy and Jason Bassett. b. [23] In 1993, Cobram Shire was amalgamated with Yarrawonga, Numurkah, Nathalia and Tungamah Shires to form the Moira Shire. The committee of the Cobram Lawn Tennis Club is deeply saddened to hear the passing of Brian a long time supporter of the club. Up until this time, the area of Cobram was part of the Echuca Shire, Cobram station was included when Yarrawonga Shire was created on 15 May 1878. [33] It is still used, although not as commonly, by people and business. SANCTIONED refers to tournaments that agree to follow USTA rules and regulations of play. Cobram is the birthplace of Murray Goulburn Co-operative,[29] Australia's largest dairy co-operative, collecting 35% of Australia's milk produce[30] through its numerous facilities throughout south eastern Australia. 80.3% of people spoke only English at home. Cobram is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. [14] It is currently a private residence. Around the region are numerous river beaches, with Thompson's Beach, claimed to be the largest inland beach in Australia[44] located just north of Mookarii Street, before crossing into New South Wales. Start End Tournament Type Classifications Surface Enter By; 4 Mar 2021: 7 Mar 2021: 2021 Tennis SA Renmark Silver AMT Venue: Renmark Tintra Lawn Tennis … [24], Cobram serves as the headquarters for the Shire of Moira, is centrally located within the shire and is the second-largest town. They are based at the Cobram Showgrounds. Featuring a lobby and two cinemas, it was the first air-conditioned theatre in the region. 39 talking about this. The sandy mounds had previously been occupied by orchards. This is an annual visit and they return the favour in February. Cobram Bowling Club is centrally located and has three grass greens. Other singles will be played on Saturday only Smaller towns located nearby include Strathmerton, home of a large Bega cheese processing plant, Yarroweyah, Katamatite, Katunga, Koonoomoo and the larger towns of Yarrawonga on the Victorian side and Tocumwal on the New South Wales side. The tournament concludes with the finals on Labour Day Monday. A 'horde', or smaller grouping of about 100 persons, named Angootheraban, are believed to have lived in the immediate Cobram area. [12] A river punt began operating between Cobram and the New South Wales banks the following year. Current Tournament Details Labour Day Tourn't 2021 March 6, 7 & 8. 6 February 2020 | Tennis Victoria. Click the ‘Tournaments’ tab on the left for more information about the tournament and accommodation. V/Line once serviced Cobram with regular daily passenger trains as part of the Shepparton service. At the 2016 census, Cobram had a population of 6,014. [22], Through the 1980s and 1990s, Cobram was awarded many town awards, including Tidiest Town in Victoria in 1991 and 1993. Deniliquin Lawn Junior Tennis Club will host their own junior competition day after the success of the Tennis NSW John Ferguson Cup on Sunday. [6], By the 1860s, present day Cobram still hadn't begun to exist, and the area was still broadly referred to as Yarroweyah. Brian gave financial support to our annual Labour day tournament and major raffle each year, along with our yearly Lorna Hicks presentation night the club highest award in honor of his late wife and club legend. The next most common countries of birth were Italy 2.8%, England 2.2%, New Zealand 1.8% and India 1.7%. Today, more than 150 students are enrolled in the full-time and after-school year-round programs increasing to 1,000 players during the busy three-month summer camp season. 75.8% of people were born in Australia. The Open Singles will be played over the three days of the tournament. Cobram has a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and cool, wet winters. McDonald Family Mixed Pairs – $1900 prize pool Peaches and Cream – Men’s 2-bowl triples -co-hosted by Cobram Bowling Club and Barooga Sports Bowls Club Saturday/Sunday Tournament preceded by 1 bowl shoot out on Friday evening at Barooga. A major landmark is the Cobram Bridge, a De Burgh truss lift bridge, which was built across the Murray in 1902. Other popular sports played include basketball, table tennis, ballet, motorcross, netball, lawn tennis, badminton and lawn bowls. Golfers play at the Cobram Barooga Golf Club on Barooga Golf Course Road.[37]. The building comprises 250,000 bricks hand-made on site. Our major tournament is held over the long weekend in March and is renowned as one of the premier grass tournaments on the calendar. Cobram is home to a large Muslim community of mainly Iraqi origin which continues to grow quickly,[31] along with Italians who migrated in the post-war boom, and began a thriving fruit industry. [18] In 1950, the first of such expansions was realised, with the creation of the Murray Valley Co-operative Dairy Producers and Trading Company, the predecessor of Murray Goulburn Co-operative. These train services were discontinued in 1993. www.tournamentsoftware.com: Online Entry and tournament publication with the Tournament Planner of Visual Reality. These tennis tournaments were all created by members of GTN. Tatura Lawn Tennis Club’s annual Labour Weekend Tournament plays out over March 6-8, bringing in a swathe of talent vying to serve and smash their way to the spoils. Murray Heights is the name given to the estate of relatively recent residential area that runs along the sand hills of River Road on the town's eastern edge. Cobram along with the nearby towns of Numurkah and Yarrawonga is part of Shire of Moira and is the administrative centre of the council. Players came from near and far to tackle each other on the Cobram Lawn Tennis Club courts, with 30 events staged across the weekend. Yearly TGBC Golf Tournaments. All players including Premier League participants are requested to represent the club in a morning of tennis against Cobram in Cobram. Almost ten years later, in 1962, the first high school opened in the town. Compare available odds for upcoming race meetings, with live price updates and the best bookmaker sign-up offers Established in 1947, the Club has 12 high quality grass courts and four recently re-surfaced and fully lit synthetic grass courts. The long weekend tournaments across Victoria have long been mainstay of the Victorian tennis calendar. Cobram also has two cricket teams which play in the Murray Valley Cricket Association games, one being Cobram Yarroweyah United, which is based at Scott Oval in Cobram.[36]. Koonoomoo, Yarroweyah and Cobram East share the same post code as Cobram, as does Barooga despite being in NSW. According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 6,014 people in Cobram. In its 94th year, past winners include Pat Cash, Wally Masur and John McCurdy.