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.
Birregurra is host to the Birregurra Festival and Art Show, which starts on the second full weekend of October each year.
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.
Birregurra was the setting for the fictional Victorian town of Haven Bay in the Channel 10 television series The Henderson Kids.
Notable peopleedit
Mary Glowrey (1887–1957) was an Australian-born and educated doctor, who spent 37 years in India, where she set up healthcare facilities.
birregurra, town, colac, otway, shire, victoria, australia, approximately, kilometres, south, west, melbourne, 2021, census, population, victoriamain, streetcoordinates38, 33333, 78333, 33333, 78333population942, 2021, census, postcode, 3242location136, melbou. 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 Birregurra VictoriaMain streetBirregurraCoordinates38 20 0 S 143 47 0 E 38 33333 S 143 78333 E 38 33333 143 78333Population942 2021 census 1 Postcode s 3242Location136 km 85 mi SW of Melbourne64 km 40 mi W of Geelong21 km 13 mi E of ColacLGA s Colac Otway ShireState electorate s PolwarthFederal division s WannonLocalities around Birregurra Ombersley Ombersley WinchelseaWarncoort Birregurra Winchelsea SouthYeodene MurroonWhoorel Deans MarshBambraIn 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 Birregurra has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Colac amp District Football League 5 Golfers play at the Birregurra Golf Club on Hopkins Street 6 Birregurra is home to the Brae restaurant which was number 44 in The World s 50 Best Restaurants in 2017 7 The town has a primary school which had 92 students as of 2023 update 8 and is located on Beal Street The name comes from an Aboriginal word thought to mean kangaroo camp 9 The town is on Gulidjan Country Contents 1 Local events 2 Notable people 3 References 4 External linksLocal events editBirregurra is host to the Birregurra Festival and Art Show which starts on the second full weekend of October each year 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 Birregurra was the setting for the fictional Victorian town of Haven Bay in the Channel 10 television series The Henderson Kids Notable people editMary 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 edit a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Birregurra 2021 Census QuickStats Retrieved 2 March 2024 nbsp Francis Tuckfield National Portrait Gallery www portrait gov au Retrieved 14 December 2018 Phoenix Auctions History Post Office List retrieved 22 February 2021 a b Sid Brown March 1990 Tracks Across the State Newsrail Australian Railway Historical Society Victorian Division 71 76 Full Points Footy Birregurra archived from the original on 11 October 2008 retrieved 27 July 2008 Golf Select Birregurra retrieved 11 May 2009 Brae The World s 50 Best Restaurants Retrieved 9 April 2017 Birregurra Primary School The Good Schools Guide Good Education Media Retrieved 3 May 2023 Birregurra Victorian Places www victorianplaces com au Retrieved 14 December 2018 External links edit nbsp Media related to Birregurra at Wikimedia Commons Community website Birregurra Festival amp Art Show Colac Otway Shire Birregurra Primary School nbsp This article about a location in Barwon South West region is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Birregurra amp oldid 1211391079, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
