Undera

In 1874, when the area came under farm-selection activity, a township was surveyed and named Undera, the Post Office opening on 24 August 1875.^[2]

It is thought that the name is derived from an Aboriginal word, most likely meaning fat.^[3] Before being named Undera, the area was known as Mundoona. A school was opened in 1876, and Catholic and Presbyterian churches were opened the following year.

The Undera district extends northwards to Undera North and a westerly bend of the Goulburn River. Whilst the township is in the Goulburn Valley irrigation area, the northern parts sustained a local timber industry until the 1940s, and are mixed grazing and agricultural.

Undera has a school (21 pupils, 1998), a church, a memorial hall, (1928), a large reserve with a motorcycle track and a tennis court. The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kyabram & District Football League.

Its census populations have been 95 (1911), 350 (1933) and 156 (1966).

Undera is the home of the Undera Park Speedway, a 320 metres (350 yards) motorcycle speedway track located in the Undera Park Recreation Reserve (36°16′36″S 145°12′55″E / 36.27667°S 145.21528°E / -36.27667; 145.21528). The venue has hosted many important events, including one of the rounds for the Australian Solo Championship.^[4][5][6][7]

It has also hosted the Australian Under-21 Championship, Australian Under-16 Championship, Australian Sidecar Championship, and the Victorian Individual Speedway Championship, U/21, U/16 and Sidecar Championships.^[8]