Glenorchy, Victoria

Glenorchy
Victoria

The former bakery in Glenorchy, now a residence
Glenorchy
Postcode: 3385
Location:
LGA: Shire of Northern Grampians
State District: Ripon
Federal Division: Wannon

Glenorchy is a town in the Wimmera district of the Australian state of Victoria. The town in located in the Northern Grampians Shire and on the Wimmera River, 257 kilometres (160 mi) north-west of the state capital, Melbourne.

The town was established around the "Four Posts Inn", opened in 1847 and within two years boasted a store, smithy and post office. The town was surveyed in 1850 by Robert Buchanan who named it after Glen Orchy in Scotland.[1]

In 2010, Glenorchy was subjected to flooding after the Wimmera River broke its banks.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Glenorchy". Film Ballarat Hepburn and Beyond. Film Victoria. http://www.filmballarathepburnandbeyond.com.au/filming/town/town/glenorchy. Retrieved 7 December 2010. 
  2. ^ "Frustration for Northern Grampians Shire". ABC Western Victoria. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2010/09/10/3008180.htm. Retrieved 7 December 2010.