Boort, Victoria

Boort, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Loddon
postcode = 3537
est =
pop = 773
pop_footnotes =
elevation= 90
maxtemp = 22.6
mintemp = 9.2
rainfall = 395.8
stategov = Swan Hill
fedgov = Murray
dist1 = 251
dir1 = north west
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 103
dir2 = north west
location2= Bendigo
dist3 = 106
dir3 =
location3= Swan Hill

Boort is a town in Victoria, Australia, located next to Lake Boort, in the Shire of Loddon. At the 2006 census, Boort had a population of 773.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL205800
name=Boort (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-10-25
quick=on] The town is known for its native birdlife. Boort is a local Aboriginal word meaning "Big Smoke".

The Post Office opened on August 14, 1874, 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 ] and the railway arrived in 1883.

Main sources of employment are retail, olive processing and tourism. Agriculture is a major industry and employer in the Boort region. Produce includes cereal crops, tomatoes, canola, olives and wool.

Boort is known as "The Northern Oasis". Lake Boort is central to the town and is used for water sports including skiing, sailing, fishing and swimming.

Boort has a football team competing in the North Central Football League. Notable players from Boort are VFL Brownlow Medallist John Schultz and recently recruited ex-AFL player [http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=214788&page=48 Lance Piccioni] . The club colours are black and white.

References

External links

* [http://www.boortfc.vcfl.com.au/ Boort Football Club]
* [http://www.loddon.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=539&h=0 Loddon Shire Council: Boort and Mysia]
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Victoria/Boort/2005/02/17/1108500206265.html SMH Travel: Boort]
* [http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Boort_%5C_VIC Travelmate: Boort]


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