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Balmoral Victoria
Balmoral post office
Balmoral
Coordinates	37°15′S 141°51′E / 37.250°S 141.850°E / -37.250; 141.850
Population	294 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3407
Location	334 km (208 mi) NW of Melbourne 78 km (48 mi) SW of Horsham 64 km (40 mi) N of Hamilton 48 km (30 mi) N of Coleraine 30 km (19 mi) SE of Harrow
LGA(s)	Shire of Southern Grampians
State electorate(s)	Wannon
Federal division(s)	Lowan
Localities around Balmoral: Harrow Kanagulk Telangatuk East Pigeon Ponds Balmoral Rocklands Coojar Englefield Vasey

Balmoral is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Balmoral and the surrounding area had a population of 294.

The township was settled in the early 1850s, the Post Office opening on 31 October 1855.

A railway line, built in a number of sections, once connected Horsham and Hamilton, running via Cavendish, Balmoral and East Natimuk. The railway closed 1 July 1979 with the majority of the railway track being removed, though several rail bridges remain in place.

The Balmoral Magistrates' Court closed on 1 November 1981, not having been visited by a Magistrate since 1971.

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Harrow has an Australian Rules football and netball club competing in the Horsham & District Football League.

Golfers play at the Balmoral Golf Club on Rocklands Road.

The Douglas Mine owned by Iluka Resources, which operated from 2006 to 2012 is located nearby.

References

1. ^ "2016 Census QuickStats Balmoral, Victoria". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
2. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 10 February 2021
3. The Horsham – Hamilton via Balmoral Railway, Turton, Keith W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin July 1968 pp153-171
4. "Special Report No. 4 – Court Closures in Victoria" (PDF). Auditor-General of Victoria. 1986. p. 78. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
5. Horsham District Football Netball League
6. Golf Select, Balmoral, retrieved 11 May 2009

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Balmoral, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons

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Town	Balmoral Branxholme^ Caramut^ Cavendish Coleraine Dunkeld^ Glenthompson^ Penshurst^ Tarrington
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