Warrion, Victoria

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


caption = Warrion Community Hall.
lga = Colac Otway Shire
postcode = 3249
est =
pop = 525
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Polwarth
fedgov = Corangamite
dist1 = 161
dir1 = SW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 86
dir2 = W
location2= Geelong
dist3 = 19
dir3 = N
location3= Colac
dist4 = 9
dir4 = SW
location4= Beeac

Warrion is a village in south west Victoria, Australia. Its buildings include a motor vehicle and farm equipment workshop, the Ti Tree Hotel, a church, a fire brigade station manned by volunteers and a community hall. Warrion sits at the foot of Warrion Hill. At the 2006 census, the town and surrounding area had a population of 525.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC26945
name=Warrion (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-15
quick=on]

There are a number of early and important references (see below) to first contact with local aboriginal inhabitants.

The general store was owned throughout the 1950s and later by George Glover and his wife. The Glovers drove a 100E Ford Prefect panel van and sold home made lunchtime pies to schools across the district. Mr Glover sold the pies from a pie warmer from the rear tailgate. His wife sat on the tailgate dispensing tomato sauce for a penny a serve. The Glovers sold meat, fish, vegetable, apple and apricot pies.

Augustus (Gus) Goonan owned and operated the Ti Tree Hotel, and the service station was owned and operated by Stan Tune.

Main rural industries included cropping of peas and onions, and dairy farming. Warrion has important groundwater resources which are used widely in local farming activities. Farming families included Leahy, Carroll, Kerr, Hay, Cowley, Chant, De Lorenzo, Monaco and Illett.

In recent years, farms have been absorbed into larger landholdings, with an associated decline in rural population. Underground water storage is under threat due to a prolonged drought and an increase in irrigation from large capacity bores on huge dairy farms.

The historic stone walls have recently been roughly plundered without consideration for heritage or visual appeal. The walls have been bulldozed and transported for sale into metropolitan landscaping businesses by some local large dairy farming enterprises.

In 2005, an elderly man was murdered in his Warrion home.cite news
first = Andrea
last = Petrie
title = Teen charged with axe murder of 71-year-old
url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Teen-charged-with-axe-murder-of-71yearold/2005/01/04/1104832107182.html
publisher = "The Age"
date = 2005-01-05
accessdate = 2007-08-15 ] The accused claimed self defence in killing his procurer client, Howard Ambrose in the Victorian Supreme Court in 2006.cite news
first = William
last = Birnbauer
title = Destroyed by a sinister lust
url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/destroyed-by-a-sinister-lust/2006/08/12/1154803145359.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap3
publisher = "The Age"
date = 2006-08-13
accessdate = 2007-08-15 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/coranregn.nsf/pages/corangamite_eruption_points_warrion] Victorian Department of Primary Industry publication describing Warrion Hill.
* [http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/water-streports-grwater-jul00] Victorian Department of Primary Industries report on groundwater in Warrion area.
* [http://home.vicnet.net.au/~pioneers/pppg5h.htm] Records of early conflict between white settlers and indigenous population.
* [http://www.theshipslist.com/accounts/LochLong_1886.htm] First Settlers experience of the district.

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