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{{Infobox Australian place
| type     = town
| name     = Robinvale
| state    = vic
| image    = RobinvaleMainStreet.JPG
| caption  = Perrin Street, the main street of the town
| coordinates = {{coord|34|35|S|142|46|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
|local_map=yes| use_lga_map = yes
| lga      = Rural City of Swan Hill
| postcode = 3549
| est      = 
| pop      = 3,740
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS2021">{{cite web |title=2021 Census QuickStats Robinvale |url=https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/215031403 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref>
| elevation= 61
|area=70.1| maxtemp  = 24.0
| mintemp  = 9.5
| rainfall = 311.2
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Mildura|Mildura]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Mallee|Mallee]]
| dist1    = 469
| dir1     = NW
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2    = 478
| dir2     = E
| location2= Adelaide
| dist3    = 92
| dir3     = SE
| location3= Mildura
| near-nw  = ''[[New South Wales]]''
| near-n   = ''New South Wales''
| near-ne  = ''New South Wales''
| near-w   = ''New South Wales''
| near-e   = [[Tol Tol]]
| near-sw  = [[Happy Valley, Victoria|Happy Valley]]
| near-s   = [[Bannerton, Victoria|Bannerton]]
| near-se  = [[Tol Tol]]
}}
'''Robinvale''' is a town on the south bank of the [[Murray River]] in north western [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]].  It is [[Murray River crossings|connected]] by a bridge to [[Euston, New South Wales|Euston]] on the other side of the river in New South Wales.  At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Robinvale had a population of 3,740,<ref name=ABS2021/> however a population study conducted by the [[Rural City of Swan Hill]] that was undertaken in 2019 identified Robinvale had an estimated population of between 7,000 in November and 8,800 in March each year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robinvale housing and population |url=https://www.swanhill.vic.gov.au/about/overview/plans-and-strategies/robinvale-housing-strategy/ |website=Swan Hill Rural City Council |access-date=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==History==
The Robinvale region is home to at least five indigenous groups<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indigenous Culture -|url=https://www.robinvaleeuston.com/indigenous-culture/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=www.robinvaleeuston.com|language=en-US}}</ref> with traditional ownership belonging to people from the [[Latji Latji]] and [[Dadi Dadi]] people. The region, particularly Bumbang Island houses a large number of culturally significant sites and heritage items.<ref>Riverness Pty Ltd (2014) Mallee CMA Region Environmental Water Management Plan for Bumbang Island. Prepared for Mallee Catchment Management Authority, Victoria, November 2014 https://www.water.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/403891/Bumbang-Island-EWMP.pdf accessed 1 June 2021</ref> The town is named in memory of Lieutenant George Robin Cuttle, who was [[killed in action]] during air combat over France in 1918. The Post Office opened in 1924 as Bumbang, but was renamed Robinvale in August of that year.<ref name = "a">{{Citation| last = Premier Postal History  | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 2008-04-11}}</ref>

Robinvale was connected to the rest of the Victorian railway network when the line from [[Manangatang]] was opened in 1924.<ref name=harrigan>{{cite book|last1=Harrigan|first1=Leo J.|title=Victorian Railways to ‘62|date=1962|publisher=Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board|location=Melbourne}}</ref>{{rp|284}} Work began in the 1920s on a {{convert|37|mi|km|adj=on}} extension of the line across the Murray River to [[Lette railway line|Lette]] in [[New South Wales]]. It was never completed, and work was officially abandoned in 1943.<ref name=harrigan/>{{rp|100}} The combined rail-road bridge across the river at Robinvale, which was constructed as part of the project, continued to be used until 2006, when a new road bridge was opened. The [[vertical-lift bridge|lifting span]] of the former rail-road bridge has been placed in a nearby park, as a permanent historical display.<ref>{{cite web|title=Euston-Robinvale Bridge|url=http://www.robinvaleeuston.com/bridge-and-punt|publisher=Robinvale-Euston Visitor Centre|access-date=2015-08-24}}</ref>

[[Canal lock|Lock]] 15 on the Murray River is just downstream of the town providing a pool of irrigation water and ensuring that the river near Robinvale is permanently available for water activities such as [[water skiing]]. The weir and lock were completed in 1937, the last one built on the Murray (Locks 12&ndash;14 and 16&ndash;25 were never built).

The town, fictionalised as "Sunray", was the setting of the 1996 Australian feature film ''[[Love Serenade]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Love Serenade|url=http://www.filmnorthwestvictoria.com/region/showcase.php?id=6|publisher=Film North West Victoria|access-date=2016-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321071443/http://www.filmnorthwestvictoria.com/region/showcase.php?id=6|archive-date=2012-03-21}}</ref> directed by [[Shirley Barrett]], which won the [[Caméra d'Or]] award at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]].

==Today==
Robinvale is known for production of grapes, olives, carrots and almonds.

There are many attractions in Robinvale, such as the original home of Robin Cuttle, an antique museum, park, and a caravan park overlooking the Murray River. The river is home to a great array of native birds and fish such as the pelican, swan, perch and the [[murray cod]].

Robinvale is a popular camping area on the Murray.

Robinvale has a [[Robinvale railway line|rail line]] that is used seasonally by [[Pacific National]] freight trains. [[V/Line]] runs coach services to [[Swan Hill, Victoria|Swan Hill]] and Mildura, Victoria, connecting with train services to Melbourne at [[Swan Hill railway station]].  [[Robinvale Airport]] serves the town.

Robinvale and its twin town, Euston is home to an [[Italian people|Italian]] population from the southern region of [[Calabria]] in [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phcris.org.au/divisions/view.php?div=332&bp=6&ar=6 |publisher=Primary Health Care Research & Information Service |work=Mallee Division of General Practice |title=Planning & Report Summary for the year 2004 - 2005 |access-date=2006-08-19}}</ref> It also has immigrant populations of [[Tonga]]ns and [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] and a significant [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] community, with Aboriginal people making up 8.1% of the population as of 2016 .<ref>{{cite news |title=Robinvale: an island of multiculturalism in Victoria |work=[[The Age]] |date=2002-04-20 |access-date=2006-08-19 |first=Stathi |last=Paxinos |publisher=[[Fairfax Digital]] |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/04/19/1019020708322.html}}</ref> Robinvale also had an irrigation project funded by Lower Murray Water, completed in late 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lmw.vic.gov.au/html/MajorProjects.htm|title=Lower Murray Water|last=|first=|date=|website=Lower Murray Water|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426064136/http://www.lmw.vic.gov.au/html/MajorProjects.htm|archive-date=26 April 2012 |access-date=11 August 2016}}</ref>

==Sister city==
Robinvale is a sister city with the town of [[Villers-Bretonneux]] in the [[Somme (department)|Somme]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Picardy]] in northern [[France]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Robinvale – Villers-Bretonneux |url=https://www.swanhill.vic.gov.au/community/sister-cities/robinvale-villers-bretonneux/ |website=Swan Hill Rural City Council |access-date=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Sport==
Robinvale hosts numerous sporting events, Tennis including a Easter tournament, football, cricket, Netball, Basketball and the annual Robinvale Ski Race on the Murray River.
The town has an [[Australian Rules]] football & Netball team the Robinvale Euston Eagles competing in the [[Sunraysia Football League|Sunraysia Football Netball League]].<ref name = "footy">{{Citation  | last = Full Points Footy  | title = Sunraysia Football League | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net//sunraysia_football_league.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080502221324/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sunraysia_football_league.htm | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 2 May 2008 | access-date = 2009-04-15}}</ref> [[Australian Football League|AFL]] players who've played for the club include Brownlow Medalist [[John James (Australian rules footballer)|John James]], [[Kevin Curran (footballer, born 1919)|Kevin Curran]], [[Ivan Smith (Australian footballer)|Ivan Smith]], [[Dick Vandenberg]], [[Des McKenzie]], [[Pat Curran (Australian footballer)|Pat Curran]] and [[Phil Egan]], along with cricketer [[Jamie Siddons]].

Rugby League is also played with local club [[Robinvale Storms|Robinvale Storm]] participating in the [[Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League|Sunraysia Rugby League]] competition.

Golfers play at the course of the Robinvale Golf Club on the Murray Valley Highway.<ref name = "golf">{{Citation  | author= Golf Select | title = Waverley | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1077 | access-date = 2009-05-11}}</ref>

==Climate==
Robinvale has a [[cold semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk''), slightly cooler than [[Mildura]] due to its southern latitude. Although largely uniform, rainfall peaks somewhat in the cooler months of the year. Rainfall records are found as early as 1877, while those of temperature from 1907 with both terminating at 1970. Extreme temperature records were only kept for maxima, and in these records a reading of {{convert|48.7|C|}} was registered on 13 January 1939. 

Climate data were sourced at [[Euston, New South Wales|Euston]] Post Office just over the bridge into New South Wales.
{{Weather box
|location = Euston Post Office (1907−1970, rainfall to 1877); 61 m AMSL; 34.58° S, 142.73° E
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|rain colour = green
|Jan high C = 32.5	
|Feb high C = 32.1
|Mar high C = 28.9
|Apr high C = 23.5
|May high C = 19.0
|Jun high C = 15.4
|Jul high C = 15.2
|Aug high C = 17.3
|Sep high C = 20.8
|Oct high C = 24.3
|Nov high C = 27.9	
|Dec high C = 31.0
|year high C = 
|Jan low C = 15.8
|Feb low C = 15.7
|Mar low C = 13.0
|Apr low C = 8.9	
|May low C = 6.1	
|Jun low C = 3.9	
|Jul low C = 3.1
|Aug low C = 4.1	
|Sep low C = 6.8
|Oct low C = 9.5
|Nov low C = 12.3
|Dec low C = 14.6
|year low C = 
|Jan rain mm = 19.7
|Feb rain mm = 22.2
|Mar rain mm = 21.5	
|Apr rain mm = 22.2
|May rain mm = 29.9
|Jun rain mm = 34.0
|Jul rain mm = 25.8
|Aug rain mm = 29.9
|Sep rain mm = 29.3
|Oct rain mm = 30.5
|Nov rain mm = 24.4
|Dec rain mm = 21.8
|year rain mm = 311.2
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 2.6
|Feb rain days = 2.7
|Mar rain days = 3.2
|Apr rain days = 4.0
|May rain days = 5.9
|Jun rain days = 7.7
|Jul rain days = 7.6
|Aug rain days = 8.1
|Sep rain days = 6.7
|Oct rain days = 5.8
|Nov rain days = 4.1
|Dec rain days = 3.2
|year rain days = 61.6
|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_049013_All.shtml
| publisher = Bureau of Meteorology
| title = EUSTON POST OFFICE
| access-date = 25 August 2024
}}</ref>
|date=August 2024
}}

==References==
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==External links==
Local information on Robinvale, Victoria can be found at: https://www.visitrobinvale.com.au/

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*[http://www.mdbc.gov.au/river_murray/river_murray_system/euston/euston.htm Euston Weir (Lock 15)]

{{Towns in the Rural City of Swan Hill}}
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[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Rural City of Swan Hill]]