Sea Lake, Victoria

Sea Lake, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Sea Lake
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Buloke
postcode = 3533
est =
pop = 634 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26587 | name = Sea Lake (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Swan Hill
fedgov = Mallee
dist1 = 351
dir1 = N/W
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 73
dir2 = W
location2= Swan Hill

Sea Lake is a town in the Mallee district of north-west Victoria, Australia and is situated on the southern shores of Lake Tyrrell. The town is located on the Calder Highway, convert|351|km|mi|0|lk=on north-west of Melbourne, and convert|70|km|mi|0|lk=on west of Swan Hill. Sea Lake is in the heart of Australia's "wheat belt", and is the main township for a number of wheat farms in the region. At the 2006 census, Sea Lake had a population of 634.

History

The site upon which Sea Lake is situated was discovered in 1838. Sea Lake was given its name by an early settler, Edward Eyre, from the Port Phillip area. Purportedly, the sea-like appearance of Lake Tyrrell inspired Eyre. Lake Tyrrell is the largest salt lake in Victoria, covering approximately 70 square miles (1210 squared Meters). Much of the time, Lake Tyrrell is dry. However, the lake is occasionally fed by Tyrrell Creek. There is a salt extraction plant located in Sea Lake, processing the lake's salt deposits.

A community was established after the arrival of the railway in 1893. The Post Office opened on October 2, 1895. 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 ]

Local Interest

Sea Lake is located in fairly close proximity to several major national parks, including Wyperfeld National Park and Hattah-Kulkyne National Park. The town of Sea Lake is known for its once-yearly rally car race called the Mallee Rally, held on the Queens Birthday holiday in June. Sea Lake's main newspaper is called the [http://users.tpg.com.au/users/times/headlines/ "Times Ensign"] . The paper was established in 1897.

With it's neighbouring township Nandaly Sea Lake has a football team (Sea Lake-Nandaly) competing in the Mallee Football League.

Flora and Fauna

The Malleefowl is found in Sea Lake. The region has been suffering from the effects of a long running drought now for many years.

References

* [http://www.australia.com/places_to_go/ProductIntercept.aust?P=9098770&L=en&C=US The Sea Lake Mallee Rally on Australia's official tourism site.]
* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-530585/Sea-Lake "Encyclopedia Britannica" entry about Sea Lake.]
* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9074026/Lake-Tyrrell "Encyclopedia Britannica" entry about Lake Tyrrell.]


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