Rainbow, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Hindmarsh
coordinates =
postcode = 3424
est =
pop = 650 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26505 | name = Rainbow (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation= 88
maxtemp = 22.6
mintemp = 8.8
rainfall = 355.7
stategov = Mildura, Lowan
fedgov = Mallee
dist1 = 400
dir1 = NW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 428
dir2 = E
location2= Adelaide (SA)
dist3 = 105
dir3 = N
location3= Horsham

Rainbow is a town in north west Victoria, Australia, convert|400|km|mi|0|lk=on kilometres from Melbourne. The town is in the Shire of Hindmarsh and the nearest large towns are Warracknabeal, Dimboola and Nhill, all to the south. At the 2006 census Rainbow had a population of 650.

History

In 1898 the railway line was extended from Jeparit to a projected town site, Rainbow Rise, named after a sand lunette covered with wild flowers in the shape of a rainbow. A post office opened on 2 July 1900 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 town blocks in Rainbow were sold in October 1901. By 1910 the township was referred to as the Metropolis of the Mallee.

Rainbow was part of the Dimboola Shire until 25 January 1995, when the shire was then united with the Lowan Shire.

With its neighbouring township, Jeparit, Rainbow has a football team, Jeparit-Rainbow, competing in the Mallee Football League.

The town was the subject of an episode of the ABC television program, "Enough Rope", with Andrew Denton, on 31 July 2006.

Population

* 1,303 (1911)
* 916 (1933)
* 829 (1954)
* 587 (1991)
* 650 (2006)

References

External links

*"Enough Rope" with Andrew Denton: [http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1696148.htm Rainbow] (transcript), ABC TV, 31 July 2006.