Birregurra, Victoria
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| Coordinates | 38°20′0″S 143°47′0″E / 38.33333°S 143.78333°ECoordinates: 38°20′0″S 143°47′0″E / 38.33333°S 143.78333°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 688 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3242 | ||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Polwarth | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||
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Birregurra is a town in Victoria, Australia approximately 130 km south-west of Melbourne. The town is divided between the Shire of Colac Otway and the Surf Coast Shire. At the 2006 census, Birregurra had a population of 688.
A Post Office opened in the area on 1 October 1858 and was renamed Mount Gellibrand in 1894, a few days before another office nearby was opened as Birregurra.[2]
The railway though the town was opened in 1877,[3] as part of the line to the south west of the state. A branch line to Forrest left the main line here, opened in 1891 and closed in 1957.[3] The local railway station is served by V/Line passenger services on the Warrnambool line.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Colac & District Football League.[4]
Golfers play at the Birregurra Golf Club on Hopkins Street.[5]
Local events
The town is host to the Birregurra Weekend Festival and Art Show. It starts each year at around the month of October.
A produce market is held on the second Sunday of each month where local vendors sell cakes, jewellery, plants, fresh fruit and vegetables and arts and crafts. Organisers hold a barbecue for patrons of the market. The town is full of cafes, serving food and coffee, a local butcher, with local meats and a range of various indie clothes shops.
See also
- Birregurra railway station, Victoria
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Birregurra (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sid Brown (March 1990), "Tracks Across the State", Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): pages 71–76.
- ↑ Full Points Footy, Birregurra, retrieved 2008-07-25
- ↑ Golf Select, Birregurra, retrieved 2009-05-11
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