| Type: | town |
| Garibaldi | |
| State: | vic |
| Coordinates: | -37.7167°N 143.8833°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Use Lga Map: | yes |
| Lga: | Golden Plains Shire |
| Postcode: | 3352 |
| Stategov: | Eureka |
| Fedgov: | Wannon |
| Near-Nw: | Napoleons |
| Near-N: | Durham Lead |
| Near-Ne: | Scotsburn |
| Near-W: | Enfield |
| Near-Sw: | Dereel |
| Near-S: | Grenville |
| Near-Se: | Shelford |
Garibaldi is a locality in the Western District of the Australian state of Victoria, on the lands of the Wathaurong people.[1]
Garibaldi is a town within the local government area of Golden Plains.[2] It covers around 12 square kilometers of mostly farms and rural holdings.[3] The township grew originally around mining activity during the gold rush[4] In 2021, Garibaldi had a population of 131 with a median age of 43.[5]
The main landmark in Garibaldi is the Garibaldi Hall on Hardies Hill Road, which was originally the Garibaldi School opened in 1879.[6] The School was built with capacity for 150 students.[7] [8] The School closed in 1943,[9] with the Education Department considering removing the vacant School Building to Lismore in 1948.[10]
It remained in Garibaldi and was restored as a Community Hall around 1986.[11] The Hall is surrounded by Monterey Pine trees planted as a memorial to the soldiers of the district who served in World War One, a sculpture created as part of a public art programme in 2018,[12] a playground constructed in 2021,[13] [14] and wetlands.