Toolamba /tuːˈlæmbə/ is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. It is in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, 181 kilometres (112 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Toolamba and the surrounding area had a population of 873.
The Post Office opened on 1 January 1873. After the arrival of the railway this office closed and a Toolamba East office opened near the station, which was renamed Toolamba in 1895.
The railway station of the same name is located on the Goulburn Valley railway line opened in 1880, but was closed to passenger traffic in 1987. The station also serves as a junction with the line to Echuca. Currently the town has a General Store, Primary school (grades prep–6), a kindergarten, town hall and the Junction Hotel as well as a Bed and Breakfast.
A fire destroyed the primary school and kindergarten on Wednesday 3 February 2010. The school resumed back in Toolamba in March 2010 in a portable facility that was used until September 2012. The new school building was completed in October 2012.
This is not my home
these are not my friends
a new place to go
this is not the end
closer now than when I remember
some good time to begin
no regrets there's none
selfish once too much
payback made in full
maybe not enough
I don't make the rules
waiting as well as hiding
afraid of fighting
all senses trying to stay in focus
to bring it closer another moment
and then I blow it
and now you know it
and you believe you have the secret
it's in the open
and now you're closing
the book of reason
no fear of using
and now we're even
by now you get it