Tandarook South, Victoria

Locality associated with the Tandarook South State School attended by Teena Whillas and other children of Dick and Cath Whillas.

Connection to the family

• Teena recalled walking to Tandarook South State School after the family moved to the Cobden area. She described a small one-teacher school and remembered teacher John Cootie. See Teena's interview and the open question about the family's residence chronology.
• The existing family history also records Tandarook Primary School in connection with the South Purrumbete dairy farm.

Sources

• Interview with Teena McLean, interviewed by Erika Whillas, 16 Aug 2026.
• Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), 1950s sheet.