Timboon
| Timboon Victoria | |
|---|---|
 Entering Timboon from the Port Campbell road | |
  Timboon | |
| Coordinates | 38°29′0″S 142°58′0″E / 38.48333°S 142.96667°ECoordinates: 38°29′0″S 142°58′0″E / 38.48333°S 142.96667°E |
| Population | 871 (2006 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3268 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Corangamite Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Polwarth |
| Federal Division(s) | Wannon |
Timboon /tᵻmˈbuːn, ˈtɪmbən/ is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Corangamite local government area, approximately 213 kilometres (132 mi) south-west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2001 census, Timboon had a population of 787. At the 2006 census, Timboon had a population of 871.[1]
The main industries are dairying, forestry, and the production of lime.
History
The Port Fairy railway line was opened in 1887, followed by a branch from Camperdown to Timboon that opened in 1892 and closed in 1986.[2] The local railway station is now closed. The Post Office in the township opened on 7 March 1887. Two earlier offices named Timboon were opened in the area, one open from 1849 to 1852, the second, opening in 1853, was renamed Camperdown in 1854.[3]
Today
Children from the district attend Timboon P-12 School, previously known as Timboon Consolidated School.
The town also has a hall for the local cub scouts, scouts and venturers. During heavy winters, the road to the bridge floods over.
The town has a number of small businesses including an IGA Supermarket, Home Timber and Hardware store, post office, chemist, newsagent, clothing stores, a baker, hairdresser, Commonwealth and National Australia banks, and a laundromat. There are also a few local farming-related businesses that provide the local farmers with their services.
The local Holden dealership, Timboon Motors, has been a family owned and operated GMH dealer for over 60 years. There are two churches in Timboon located near the school.
Food and drink production
Timboon Fine Ice-Cream is popular around tourist areas in the south west, such as Port Campbell and Peterborough. It is handmade near the town itself at a local factory. Timboon Farmhouse Cheese, a locally established family business was closed early in 2009, following its acquisition by a multi-national corporation. It has recently re-opened and is developing a new range of specialist cheese products.
The former railway station goods shed was renovated and reopened in mid-2008 as a restaurant, which also houses a whisky distillery under the name Timboon Railway Shed Distillery. The distillery and associated restaurant is also the main outlet for Timboon Fine Ice-Cream. This put the station into use for the first time since being previously used as a Guide Hall. The former station site also marks one end of the Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail.
Sports
The Timboon Demons are an Australian rules football and netball club, playing in the Warrnambool & District Football League. The club was created when Heytesbury Demons and Timboon Saints merged in late 2002.[4]
Golfers play at the course of the Timboon Golf Club on Egan Street.[5]
People from Timboon
- Paul Couch - VFL/AFL footballer for Geelong and 1989 Brownlow Medal winner.
- Des Ball - Special Professor in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre.
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Timboon (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ↑ Sid Brown (March 1990), "Tracks Across the State", Newsrail, Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division), pp. 71–76.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ John Devaney, Australian Football - Timboon Demons, retrieved 2013-04-07
- ↑ Golf Select, Timboon, retrieved 2009-05-11
External links
Media related to Timboon at Wikimedia Commons