Balmoral, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Southern Grampians
postcode = 3407
est =
pop = 542
pop_footnotes =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Wannon
fedgov = Lowan
dist1 = 334
dir1 = NW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 78
dir2 = SW
location2= Horsham
dist3 = 64
dir3 = N
location3= Hamilton
dist4 = 48
dir4 = N
location4= Coleraine
dist5 = 30
dir5 = SE
location5= Harrow

Balmoral is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Balmoral and the surrounding area had a population of 542.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC25069|name=Balmoral (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-05-25|quick=on]

The township was settled in the early 1850s, the Post Office opening on October 31 1855.Citation | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 2008-04-11 ]

A railway line, built in a number of sections, once connected Horsham and Hamilton, running via Cavendish, Balmoral and East Natimuk ["The Horsham - Hamilton via Balmoral Railway" Turton, Keith W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin July, 1968 pp153-171] .

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Harrow has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Horsham & District Football League.

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