Genoa, Victoria

Genoa
Victoria
Genoa
Coordinates37°29′0″S 149°35′0″E / 37.48333°S 149.58333°E / -37.48333; 149.58333
Population66 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)3891
Location
LGA(s)Shire of East Gippsland
State electorate(s)Gippsland East
Federal division(s)Gippsland

Genoa is a town in Eastern Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is close to the New South Wales border where the Princes Highway crosses the Genoa River. The town is an important access point to the Croajingolong National Park. As of the 2021 census, Genoa had a population of 66. The Genoa Post Office opened on 9 April 1888.

In 1972, the earliest fossil trackway of primitive tetrapods were found in the Genoa River Gorge, dating back 350 million years.

In 2019, bush fires in Eastern Gippsland did "significant" damage to Genoa and the nearby town of Mallacoota.