The town is the Shire of Strathbogie local government area, and is 12km north of Seymour and two hours from Melbourne by road.

He called the property after the Indian military station, Mangalore, commanded by his brother, General John Anderson.

During World War II, an airfield was built in the area, which has since been upgraded to accommodate international aircraft in case Melbourne Airport is unavailable.

[5] The Australian Bureau of Meteorology maintains an automatic weather station at Mangalore airport.

[6] Media related to Mangalore, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons This article about a location in Hume (region) is a stub.