| Type: | town |
| Birregurra | |
| State: | vic |
| Use Lga Map: | yes |
| Coordinates: | -38.3333°N 143.7833°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Lga: | Colac Otway Shire |
| Postcode: | 3242 |
| Pop: | 942 |
| Stategov: | Polwarth |
| Fedgov: | Wannon |
| Dist1: | 136 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Location1: | Melbourne |
| Dist2: | 64 |
| Dir2: | W |
| Location2: | Geelong |
| Dist3: | 21 |
| Dir3: | E |
| Near-Nw: | Ombersley |
| Near-N: | Ombersley |
| Near-Ne: | Winchelsea |
| Near-W: | Warncoort |
| Near-E: | Winchelsea South |
| Near-Sw: | Yeodene |
| Near-S: | Murroon Whoorel |
| Near-Se: | Deans Marsh Bambra |
Birregurra, is a town in Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia, approximately 130km (80miles) south-west of Melbourne. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 942.
The name comes from an Aboriginal word thought to mean "kangaroo camp".[1] The town is on Gulidjan Country.
In 1839, Wesleyan missionaries and the Victorian colonial government established the Buntingdale Aboriginal Mission in the area - Victoria's first Aboriginal mission.[2]
A post office opened in the area on 1 October 1858 and was renamed Mount Gellibrand in 1894, a few days before another nearby office was opened as Birregurra.[3]
The railway through the town opened in 1877,[4] as part of the line to the south-west of the state. A branch line to Forrest, which opened in 1891 and closed in 1957, junctioned with the main line at Birregurra.[4]
The local railway station is served by V/Line passenger services on the Warrnambool line.[5]
Birregurra has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Colac & District Football League.[6]
Birregurra also has a golf club.[7]
The town has a primary school which had 92 students,[8] and is located on Beal Street.
The town has cafes, a local providore showcasing local produce, the Royal Mail Hotel, a general store, gift shops and a hairdresser.
Birregurra is home to the Brae restaurant, which was number 44 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2017.[9]
Birregurra is host to the Birregurra Festival and Art Show, which starts on the second full weekend of October each year.[10]
A produce market is held on the second Sunday of each month from November to April, where local vendors sell cakes, jewellery, plants, fresh fruit and vegetables, wine, arts and crafts.[11] Organisers hold a barbecue for patrons of the market and all proceeds return to the community.
Birregurra was the filming location for the fictional Victorian town of Haven Bay in season 1 of the Channel 10 television series The Henderson Kids.[12]