Birregurra, Victoria

Birregurra, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Birregurra
state = vic


caption = Main street
lga = Colac Otway Shire
postcode = 3242
pop = 688 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25169 | name = Birregurra (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
est =
stategov = Polwarth
fedgov = Corangamite
dist1 = 136
dir1 = SW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 64
dir2 = W
location2= Geelong
dist3 = 21
dir3 = E
location3= Colac

Birregurra is a town in Victoria, Australia approximately 130 km south-west of Melbourne. 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. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11
]

The railway though the town was opened in 1877,cite journal
year = 1990
month = March
title = Tracks Across the State
author = Sid Brown
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)
pages = pages 71-76
] 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. 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.Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Birregurra | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Birregurra.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

References

ee also

* [http://www.birregurra.com/ Communty website]
*Birregurra railway station, Victoria


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