Tynong, Victoria

Tynong is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 66 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Tynong recorded a population of 456 at the 2016 Census.Tynong was settled in the early 1880s and the Post Office opened on 1 November 1882.Places of interest include Gumbuya Park, Mill Valley Ranch and Tynong railway station.Tynong is notable for the granodiorite quarried from the area for the construction of the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance.