Gellibrand, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Gellibrand
State:vic
Use Lga Map:true
Coordinates:-38.525°N 143.7069°W
Pop:210
Postcode:3239[1]
Dist1:176
Dir1:SW
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:100
Dir2:W
Location2:Geelong
Dist3:25
Dir3:S
Location3:Colac
Lga:Colac Otway Shire
Stategov:Polwarth
Fedgov:Corangamite
Near-N:Barongarook West
Kawarren
Near-Ne:Kawarren
Near-E:Barramunga
Near-Se:Carlisle River
Near-S:Beech Forest
Near-Sw:Beech Forest
Near-W:Irrewillipe
Near-Nw:Irrewillipe East

Gellibrand is a town in south west Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Otway Ranges midway between the Princes Highway and Great Ocean Road in the Colac Otway Shire, south west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Gellibrand had a population of 210. Gellibrand is home to the Otway Districts Demons Football and Netball Club, who play Australian Rules Football and participate in the Colac & District Football League.[2]

Gellibrand was named after Joseph Gellibrand, the first attorney-general of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and an early European settler in Victoria.[3]

Gellibrand is positioned close to the Gellibrand River, with tourist attractions including fishing, access to the Old Beechy Rail Trail for cycling, walking, and horse-riding, and proximity to many of the Otway Ranges' walks and waterfalls.[4] The Great Victorian Bike Ride had an overnight stay in Gellibrand in 2004 when a record 8,100 riders took part.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gellibrand Demographics (VIC) Local Stats. Qpzm LocalStats. Qpzm. 8 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Colac&DFL: Home. colacdistrictflna.vic.netball.com.au. 2018-05-09.
  3. , cited in Bird (2006)
  4. Web site: The Great Ocean Road: Gellibrand. Official site. Geelong Otway Tourism Incorporated. 8 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130117053614/http://www.visitgreatoceanroad.org.au/gellibrand. 17 January 2013. dead.