| Glenorchy Victoria |
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The former bakery in Glenorchy, now a residence |
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Glenorchy
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| Postcode: | 3385 |
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| 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]
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