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Birregurra
Victoria
Birregurra; Victoria
	Main street
	Birregurra
Coordinates	38°20′0″S 143°47′0″E / 38.33333°S 143.78333°E
Population	942 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	3242
Location	136 km (85 mi) SW of Melbourne ; 64 km (40 mi) W of Geelong ; 21 km (13 mi) E of Colac ;
LGA(s)	Colac Otway Shire
State electorate(s)	Polwarth
Federal division(s)	Wannon
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Birregurra, is a town in Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia, approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) south-west of Melbourne. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 942.^[1]

The name comes from an Aboriginal word thought to mean "kangaroo camp".^[2] The town is on Gulidjan Country.

History

In 1839, Wesleyan missionaries and the Victorian colonial government established the Buntingdale Aboriginal Mission in the area - Victoria's first Aboriginal mission.^[3]

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.^[4]

Railway

The railway through the town opened in 1877,^[5] 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.^[5]

The local railway station is served by V/Line passenger services on the Warrnambool line.^[6]

Sport

Birregurra has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Colac & District Football League.^[7]

Birregurra also has a golf club.^[8]

Education

The town has a primary school which had 92 students as of 2023^[update],^[9] and is located on Beal Street.

Businesses

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.^[10]

Local events

Birregurra is host to the Birregurra Festival and Art Show, which starts on the second full weekend of October each year.^[11]

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.^[12] 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.^[13]

Notable people

Mary Glowrey (1887–1957) was an Australian-born and educated doctor, who spent 37 years in India, where she set up healthcare facilities.
Firth McCallum (1872–1910) was an Australian rules footballer with Geelong Football Club and was named among the top players of the 1899 VFL season.

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Birregurra". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
^ "Birregurra". Victorian Places. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "Francis Tuckfield". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Brown, Sid (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.
^ "Melbourne to Warrnambool" (PDF). V/Line. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ Full Points Footy. "Birregurra". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
^ Golf Select. "Birregurra". Retrieved 11 May 2009.
^ "Birregurra Primary School". The Good Schools Guide. Good Education Media. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ "Brae". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^ Cornish, Richard (19 September 2014). "Six reasons to visit Birregurra". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "Birregurra Sunday Market". Otway Harvest Trail. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "The Henderson Kids". AustLit. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

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[abs-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Birregurra". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

[2] "Birregurra". Victorian Places. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[3] "Francis Tuckfield". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[a-4] "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[newsrail-line-5] Brown, Sid (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.

[6] "Melbourne to Warrnambool" (PDF). V/Line. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[d-7] Full Points Footy. "Birregurra". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2008.

[golf-8] Golf Select. "Birregurra". Retrieved 11 May 2009.

[9] "Birregurra Primary School". The Good Schools Guide. Good Education Media. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[10] "Brae". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

[11] Cornish, Richard (19 September 2014). "Six reasons to visit Birregurra". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[12] "Birregurra Sunday Market". Otway Harvest Trail. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[13] "The Henderson Kids". AustLit. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

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 '''Birregurra''', is a town in [[Colac Otway Shire]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], approximately {{convert|130|km|mi|0}} south-west of [[Melbourne]]. At the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]], it had a population of 942.<ref name=abs />
-In 1839, [[Wesleyan theology|Wesleyan]] missionaries and the Victorian colonial government established the [[Buntingdale Aboriginal Mission]] in the area - Victoria's first Aboriginal mission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/francis-tuckfield-1808|title=Francis Tuckfield, National Portrait Gallery|website=www.portrait.gov.au|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref>
+The name comes from an Aboriginal word thought to mean "kangaroo camp".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/birregurra|title=Birregurra|website=Victorian Places|access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref> The town is on [[Gulidjan|Gulidjan Country]].
+==History==
-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.<ref name="a">{{Citation |last = Phoenix Auctions History |title = Post Office List |url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Birregurra* |access-date = 22 February 2021}}</ref>
+In 1839, [[Wesleyan theology|Wesleyan]] missionaries and the Victorian colonial government established the [[Buntingdale Aboriginal Mission]] in the area - Victoria's first Aboriginal mission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/francis-tuckfield-1808|title=Francis Tuckfield|website=National Portrait Gallery|access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref>
-The railway through the town opened in 1877,<ref name="newsrail-line">{{Citation |date=March 1990 |title=Tracks Across the State |author=Sid Brown |journal=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |pages=71–76}}</ref> as part of [[Warrnambool railway line|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.<ref name="newsrail-line"/> The [[Birregurra railway station, Victoria|local railway station]] is served by [[V/Line]] passenger services on the Warrnambool  line.
+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.<ref name="a">{{cite web |website = Phoenix Auctions History |title = Post Office List |url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Birregurra* |access-date = 22 February 2021}}</ref>
-Birregurra has an [[Australian Rules]] football team competing in the [[Colac & District Football League]].<ref name="d">{{Citation|last=Full Points Footy |title=Birregurra |url=http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Birregurra.htm |access-date=27 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011203559/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/birregurra.htm |archive-date=October 11, 2008 }}</ref>
+==Railway==
-Golfers play at the Birregurra Golf Club on Hopkins Street.<ref name = "golf">{{Citation |author= Golf Select |title = Birregurra |url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=933 | access-date = 11 May 2009}}</ref>
+The railway through the town opened in 1877,<ref name="newsrail-line">{{Cite magazine |date=March 1990 |title=Tracks Across the State |author=Brown, Sid |work=[[Newsrail]] |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |pages=71–76}}</ref> as part of [[Warrnambool railway line|the line to the south-west of the state]]. A branch line to [[Forrest, Victoria|Forrest]], which opened in 1891 and closed in 1957,  junctioned with the main line at Birregurra.<ref name="newsrail-line"/>
+The [[Birregurra railway station, Victoria|local railway station]] is served by [[V/Line]] passenger services on the Warrnambool line.<ref>{{cite web | title = Melbourne to Warrnambool | website = V/Line | access-date = 29 August 2024 | url = https://www.vline.com.au/getattachment/893a7e9c-8371-47f8-b1eb-d7d15424c87b/Warrnambool-Melbourne-(via-Geelong) | format=PDF}}</ref>
-Birregurra is home to the [[Brae (restaurant)|Brae]] restaurant, which was number 44 in [[The World's 50 Best Restaurants]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brae|url=http://www.theworlds50best.com/The-List-2017/41-50/Brae.html|website=[[The World's 50 Best Restaurants]]|access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref>
+==Sport==
+Birregurra has an [[Australian Rules]] football team competing in the [[Colac & District Football League]].<ref name="d">{{cite web|last=Full Points Footy |title=Birregurra |url=http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Birregurra.htm |access-date=27 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011203559/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/birregurra.htm |archive-date=October 11, 2008 }}</ref>
+Birregurra also has a golf club.<ref name = "golf">{{cite web |author= Golf Select |title = Birregurra |url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=933 | access-date = 11 May 2009}}</ref>
+==Education==
 The town has a primary school which had 92 students {{As of|2023|lc=y}},<ref>{{cite web |title=Birregurra Primary School |url=https://www.goodschools.com.au/compare-schools/in-birregurra-3242/birregurra-primary-school |website=The Good Schools Guide |publisher=Good Education Media |access-date=2023-05-03}}</ref>  and is located on Beal Street.
+==Businesses==
-The name comes from an Aboriginal word thought to mean "kangaroo camp".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/birregurra|title=Birregurra {{!}} Victorian Places|website=www.victorianplaces.com.au|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> The town is on [[Gulidjan|Gulidjan Country]].
+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)|Brae]] restaurant, which was number 44 in [[The World's 50 Best Restaurants]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brae|url=http://www.theworlds50best.com/The-List-2017/41-50/Brae.html|website=[[The World's 50 Best Restaurants]]|access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref>
 ==Local events==
-Birregurra is host to the Birregurra Festival and Art Show, which starts on the second full weekend of October each year.
+Birregurra is host to the Birregurra Festival and Art Show, which starts on the second full weekend of October each year.<ref>{{cite news | title = Six reasons to visit Birregurra | work = [[Sydney Morning Herald]] | date = 19 September 2014 | last = Cornish | first = Richard | url = https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/six-reasons-to-visit-birregurra-20140919-10hao4.html | access-date = 29 August 2024}}</ref>
-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. Organisers hold a barbecue for patrons of the market and all proceeds return to the community. The town has cafes, serving food and coffee, a local providore showcasing local produce, the Royal Mail Hotel, a general store, some gift shops and a hairdresser.
+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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.otwayharvesttrail.org.au/listing/birregurra-sunday-market | title = Birregurra Sunday Market | website = Otway Harvest Trail | access-date = 29 August 2024}}</ref> Organisers hold a barbecue for patrons of the market and all proceeds return to the community.
-Birregurra was the setting for the fictional Victorian town of Haven Bay in the [[Network Ten|Channel 10]] television series ''[[The Henderson Kids]]''.
+Birregurra was the filming location for the fictional Victorian town of Haven Bay in season 1 of the [[Network Ten|Channel 10]] television series ''[[The Henderson Kids]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Henderson Kids | website = AustLit | access-date = 29 August 2024 | url = https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C803492?mainTabTemplate=workFilmDetails}}</ref>
 ==Notable people==

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Town	Apollo Bay Barongarook Barongarook West Beeac Birregurra^ Colac Cororooke Elliminyt Forrest Gellibrand Irrewarra Larpent Marengo Simpson^ Skenes Creek Warrion Winchelsea^
Locality	Aire Valley Alvie Balintore Barramunga Barunah Plains Barwon Downs Beech Forest Bungador Cape Otway Carlisle River^ Carpendeit^ Chapple Vale^ Colac East Colac West Coragulac Corunnun Cressy^ Cundare Cundare North^ Dreeite Dreeite South Eurack Ferguson Gellibrand Lower^ Gerangamete Glenaire Grey River Hordern Vale Irrewillipe Irrewillipe East Jancourt East^ Johanna Kawarren Kennett River Lavers Hill Mount Sabine Murroon Nalangil Ombersley^ Ondit Pennyroyal^ Petticoat Creek Pirron Yallock^ Separation Creek Skenes Creek North Stonyford^ Sugarloaf Swan Marsh Tanybryn Warncoort Weeaproinah Weering Whoorel Wingeel^ Wongarra Wool Wool Wye River Wyelangta Yeo Yeodene Yuulong
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

v t e Localities in the Surf Coast Shire
City	Torquay
Town	Aireys Inlet Anglesea Barrabool Bellbrae Birregurra^ Buckley Connewarre^ Deans Marsh Fairhaven Freshwater Creek Gherang Gnarwarre Inverleigh^ Jan Juc Lorne Modewarre Moriac Mount Duneed^ Mount Moriac Winchelsea^
Locality	Bambra Bells Beach Benwerrin Big Hill Boonah Breamlea^ Eastern View Moggs Creek Ombersley^ Paraparap Pennyroyal^ Wensleydale Winchelsea South Wurdiboluc
^ - Territory divided with another LGA