Branxholme, Victoria

Branxholme, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Southern Grampians
postcode = 3302
est =
pop = 236
pop_footnotes=
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Lowan
fedgov = Wannon
dist1 = 320
dir1 = W
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 25
dir2 = SW
location2= Hamilton

Branxholme is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia on the Henty Highway between Heywood and Hamilton. At the 2006 census, Branxholme and the surrounding area had a population of 236.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC25205|name=Branxholme (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-05-25|quick=on]

The township was settled in the 1850s, the Post Office opening on June 1 1858.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 ]

It has a football team playing in the South West District Football League under the name Branxholme-Wallacedale.

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