Terang, Victoria

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Terang
Victoria

Population:

2256 (2006)^[1]

Postcode:

3264

Elevation:

131 m (430 ft)

Location:

215 km (134 mi) from Melbourne
48 km (30 mi) from Warrnambool

LGA:

Corangamite Shire

State District:

Polwarth

Federal Division:

Wannon

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
18.5 °C ^{65 °F}	7.7 °C ^{46 °F}	755.9 mm ^{29.8 in}

Terang is a small Australian town situated in Corangamite Shire in the western district of Victoria, Australia, on the Princes Highway 212 km south west of the State's capital Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Terang had a population of 2256.

The first settlement in the area was about 1840. The railway though the town was opened in 1887,^[2] and extended from 1890 as part of the line to the south west of the state. The Mortlake line once branched from the town, opened in 1893 and closed in 1978. The local railway station is served by V/Line passenger services on the Warrnambool line.

Magnificent avenues of trees were later planted and several of these are now under the protection of the National Trust. Other features of Terang include a Heritage Trail walk which points out the historic trees and many of the historic buildings and features of the town.

Features to see are the historic Post Office with its clock tower (1903-4), the war memorial, the rose gardens with the band rotunda, and the town's first church. There is also a beautiful golf course at the western entrance to the town, and an interactive exhibition entitled "Sid Turner".

To the south of the town centre is a large peat bed unique to the region. In 1933, while dry, the peat bed began burning but became a shallow lake by the 1940s. The lake is now dry and the land is used by the golf club, pony club and croquet club.

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[edit] References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Terang (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail: pages 71-76. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).