Korumburra, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = South Gippsland Shire
postcode = 3950
est =
pop = 4465 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25915 | name = Korumburra (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Gippsland South
fedgov = McMillan
dist1 = 120
dir1 = SE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 15
dir2 = W
location2= Leongatha

Korumburra is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is located on the South Gippsland Highway, convert|120|km|mi|0|lk=on kilometres south-east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire local government area.

Surrounded by rolling green hills, the town is 227 metres above the sea level of neighbouring coastal Inverloch (27km). At the 2006 census, Korumburra had a population of 4465.

History

The name is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal word meaning 'blow-fly'.

The Post Office in the area opened on 1 September 1884, and moved to the township on the railway survey line on 1 November 1889, the existing office being renamed Glentress. 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 ] The railway arrived in 1891.

In the winter of 2005, Korumburra was blanketed in snow for the first time in almost twenty years. Local residents were seen skiing the tenth fairway at the Korumburra Golf Club.cite news
first = Kleinman
last = Rachel
coauthor =Shtargo, Sasha
authorlink =
title = Victoria's feeling for snow
url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/victorias-feeling-for-snow/2005/08/10/1123353386875.html
publisher = The Age
date = 2005-08-11
accessdate = 2007-08-04 ]

The Town today

Korumburra is known as the "Heritage Centre of South Gippsland". It is the home of Coal Creek Heritage Village which depicts life in the area over the period of the 1870s to 1920s, as the town rapidly expanded following the discovery of a coal seam. The outdoor museum covers 30 acres of bushland, including 60 exhibits.

Other town attractions include the Olympic pool (open November-March), two-court basketball stadium, livestock saleyards, art gallery, the South Gippsland tourist railway and an 18-hole golf course on Warragul-Korumburra Rd. The towns main industries include dairy and beef. The region is home to the world's largest earthworms. The town is also home to Burra foods which is a dairy company.

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Bena has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Alberton Football League.Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Korumburra-Bena | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Korumburra-Bena.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

In DC Comics, Korumburra, spelled Kurrumburra, is the home town of The Flash's notorious nemesis, Captain Boomerang.

ee also

Korumburra railway station

References