Type: | town |
Balmoral | |
State: | vic |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Coordinates: | -37.25°N 192°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Lga: | Shire of Southern Grampians |
Postcode: | 3407 |
Pop: | 294 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Near: | Balmoral |
Near-N: | Kanagulk |
Near-Ne: | Telangatuk East |
Near-E: | Rocklands |
Near-Se: | Vasey |
Near-S: | Englefield |
Near-Sw: | Coojar |
Near-W: | Pigeon Ponds |
Near-Nw: | Harrow |
Stategov: | Wannon |
Fedgov: | Lowan |
Dist1: | 334 |
Dir1: | NW |
Location1: | Melbourne |
Dist2: | 78 |
Dir2: | SW |
Location2: | Horsham |
Dist3: | 64 |
Dir3: | N |
Location3: | Hamilton |
Dist4: | 48 |
Dir4: | N |
Location4: | Coleraine |
Dist5: | 30 |
Dir5: | SE |
Location5: | Harrow |
Balmoral is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Balmoral and the surrounding area had a population of 294.[1]
The township was settled in the early 1850s, the Post Office opening on 31 October 1855.
A railway line, built in a number of sections, once connected Horsham and Hamilton, running via Cavendish, Balmoral and East Natimuk.[2] The railway closed 1 July 1979 with the majority of the railway track being removed, though several rail bridges remain in place.
The Balmoral Magistrates' Court closed on 1 November 1981, not having been visited by a Magistrate since 1971.[3]
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Harrow has an Australian Rules football and netball club competing in the Horsham & District Football League.[4]
Golfers play at the Balmoral Golf Club on Rocklands Road.
The Douglas Mine owned by Iluka Resources, which operated from 2006 to 2012 is located nearby.