Granya is a town in northeastern Victoria, Australia on the Murray arm of Lake Hume in the Towong Shire local government area, 378 km northwest of the state capital, Melbourne.

History

The town was established in the 1860s following a gold rush. In 1920 a huge monument was erected in honour of local fallen soldiers who died in the Great European War between 1915 and 1919. Granya is situated right on the edge of Lake Hume and provides a base for many tourists sightseeing, fishing and water skiing.

Sport & Recreation

The Granya Football Club was formed in September 1886 at a meeting a Legges Hotel and a match against Tallangatta soon followed. Former St Kilda Football Club player, Wally Scott played in Granya's 1912 premiership win and was later wounded in World War One at the Dardanelles. In 1937, Granya applied to join both the Dederang & District Football League & Upper Murray Football Association, but were refused, so they went into recess in 1937 and 1938. Granya joined the Dederang & District Football League in 1939. The backbone of the Granya Football teams in the 1930's and 1940's were the eight Webb brothers, six Star brothers and four Gard brothers who were all very good footballers. Former Granya footballers, Norm Webb, Don Star and Bill Barton all played senior VFL football.

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