| Belanglo New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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)  Belanglo Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°31′51″S 150°15′37″E / 34.53083°S 150.26028°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 27 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2577 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Wingecarribee Shire | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Highlands | ||||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Belanglo | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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Belanglo /bəˈlæŋɡloʊ/ is a locality around the Belanglo State Forest in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.
History
The infamous Backpacker murders occurred in the Belanglo State Forest in between the years of 1989 - 1993. The 7 victims were brutally murdered by the criminal Ivan Milat, who was serving 7 life sentences in Goulburn Correctional Centre with a non-parole period up until his death from cancer in 2019. Ivan continued to claim his innocence against the killings of these several backpackers. Milat's great nephew, Matthew Milat was sentenced to 43 years in prison for murdering Bargo teenager David Auchterlonie in the Belanglo State Forest in 2010.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Belanglo". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
