Goorambat, Victoria

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


caption = Railway Hotel
lga = Rural City of Benalla
postcode = 3725
est =
pop = 495
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Benalla
fedgov = Indi
dist1 = 228
dir1 = N
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 17
dir2 = N
location2= Benalla
dist3 = 13
dir3 = S
location3= Devenish

Goorambat is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Rural City of Benalla Local Government Area, convert|228|km|mi|0|lk=on north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Goorambat and the surrounding area had a population of 495.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC25675
name=Goorambat (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-07-18
quick=on]

History

The Post Office opened on 17 March 1879 and the office named Goorambat Railway Station opened in 1883. Goorambat was later renamed Goorambat East and around 1909 Goorambat Railway Station was renamed to Goorambat.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 ]

Transport

Goorambat has a railway station with a grain silo on the Oaklands railway line, Victoria‎.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Benalla & District Football League. Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Goorambat | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Goorambat.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

References

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/7/Goorambat.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 151m (Red dots are railways)]