Peechelba, Victoria — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Peechelba, in the Moira Shire local government area.
| Locality | Peechelba |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Moira Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.16795 |
| Longitude | 146.18008 |
| Population | 173 |
| Density | 2.2 /km² |
| Area | 79.6 km² |
| Elevation | 148 m |
| Postcode | 3678 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 212 km north-northeast |
Peechelba is a locality in the Moira Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 173. The locality covers an area of 79.6 km², giving a population density of about 2.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 148 m above sea level. It lies approximately 212 km north-northeast of Melbourne. Peechelba is located at 36.1679°S, 146.1801°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3678. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Peechelba rests in a landscape where the flat plains begin to hint at the gentle undulations of the approaching foothills, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than elsewhere. It lies 24.9 km north-north-west of Wangaratta, VIC (from Wangaratta, VIC: bearing 332°T), and is situated 22.1 km south-east of Yarrawonga. The country here is a study in muted ochres and subtle greens, a tapestry woven from dry grasses and the stoic resilience of scattered eucalyptus. Along the watercourses, the vegetation thickens, offering a cooler, darker contrast to the sun-baked expanses, and the air itself carries a faint, earthy scent, a whisper of dust and dry earth that is the very breath of this country.
The history of Peechelba is deeply entwined with the fertile lands that surround it, primarily shaped by the agricultural pursuits that have sustained generations of its inhabitants. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, with sheep grazing on the broad paddocks and crops of grain reaching towards the expansive sky. The local economy, while rooted in farming, also carries the quiet legacy of early settlement, the echoes of a time when this land was being brought under cultivation, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first made their homes here.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Peechelba, Victoria with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Peechelba, in the Moira Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Peechelba includes the postcode (3678), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Moira Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Peechelba is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |