Birregurra
Town in Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Birregurra, is a town in Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia, approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) south-west of Melbourne. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 942.[1]
Birregurra Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°20′0″S 143°47′0″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 942 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3242 | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Colac Otway Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Polwarth | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
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In 1839, Wesleyan missionaries and the Victorian colonial government established the Buntingdale Aboriginal Mission in the area - Victoria's first Aboriginal mission.[2]
A post office opened in the area on 1 October 1858 and was renamed Mount Gellibrand in 1894, a few days before another nearby office was opened as Birregurra.[3]
The railway through the town opened in 1877,[4] as part of the line to the south-west of the state. A branch line to Forrest, which opened in 1891 and closed in 1957, junctioned with the main line at Birregurra.[4] The local railway station is served by V/Line passenger services on the Warrnambool line.
Birregurra has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Colac & District Football League.[5]
Golfers play at the Birregurra Golf Club on Hopkins Street.[6]
Birregurra is home to the Brae restaurant, which was number 44 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2017.[7]
The town has a primary school which had 92 students as of 2023[update],[8] and is located on Beal Street.
The name comes from an Aboriginal word thought to mean "kangaroo camp".[9] The town is on Gulidjan Country.