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Koo Wee Rup is a town in Victoria, Australia, 63 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Koo Wee Rup had a population of 3,079.〔 Prior to December 1994 the town was part of the Shire of Cranbourne. Built on former marshland now converted to market gardens, the town has a population of about 3,079 The post office opened on 7 January 1891. In the early 1950s many Dutch and Italian families settled in the area. Prior to European settlement the area was occupied by the Bunurong Aboriginal people. It is from their language that the town's name derives. ''Ku-wirup'' is believed to mean "plenty of blackfish" or "blackfish swimming". Koo Wee Rup is Australia's largest asparagus growing district. It is also a beef farming and potato growing area. The town was previously well known for its potato festival, which was held each March to raise funds for the Westernport Memorial Hospital (now Kooweerup Regional Health Service). Schools include Koo Wee Rup Primary School, St John the Baptist Primary School and Koo Wee Rup Secondary College. The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.〔 〕 ==Transport== (詳細はSouth Gippsland railway corridor that operated to its terminus at Yarram in the early 1980s and Leongatha in the mid 1990s. A V/Line road coach service replaced the rail service to Leongatha on 24 July 1993, running between Melbourne and Yarram. However, since the closure of the South Gippsland rail line—with the exception of the locally run tourist railway between Nyora and Leongatha—by the Kennett Victorian government on 14 December 1994, the South and West Gippsland Transport Group represented by the local council are campaigning for the rail services to be reinstated beyond the current terminus at Cranbourne by the 2020s,〔(Cranbourne Transit website ), accessed 23 November 2006〕〔http://www.sgst.com.au/rail-return-an-election-issue/〕 which was promised by the Bracks government in 1999. Kingstons Tours operate a bus service on behalf of Public Transport Victoria from Koo Wee Rup to Pakenham 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Koo Wee Rup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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