Lismore, Victoria
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| Population: | 513 (2006)[1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 3324 | ||||||
| Elevation: | 178 m (584 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | Corangamite Shire | ||||||
| State electorate: | Polwarth | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Wannon | ||||||
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Lismore is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Hamilton Highway 170 kilometres (106 mi) west of Melbourne. It is part of the Corangamite Shire local government area.
The town is located at a point equidistant from Geelong and Warrnambool.
At the 2006 census, Lismore had a population of 513. At the 2001 census, Lismore had a population of 262.
Lismore is 12 km East of the neighbouring township of Derrinallum on the Hamilton Highway and also has excellent views of Mount Elephant.
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[edit] History
Lismore Post Office opened on 1 December 1864.[2]
[edit] The Town today
A small Hamilton Highway town, Lismore lies just a few kilometres from the northernmost lakes in the Colac Lakes system. There are more than 50 lakes in the chain that spreads across the huge sweep of volcanic plains to the north of Colac. The largest lake, Lake Corangamite, is three times saltier than the ocean and only a species of minnow which has an extreme tolerance to salt can survive in its waters.
The town features one of the state's oldest private chapels, a Gothic revival style building built by Scottish emigrant Adam Robertson in 1867 from bluestone. There is also a large woolshed, capable of shearing 15,000 merinos, built by Robertson in 1841. The town and surrounding area still produces wool products including ugg boots.[3]
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Derrinallum has an Australian Rules football team Lismore-Derrinallum competing in the Mininera & District Football League.
Golf is about the extent of sport in Lismore, along with netball and football, cricket, and a lawn bowls and croquet club. Golfers play at the course of the Lismore Golf Club on the Hamilton Highway.[4]
[edit] Notable people
People from Lismore include Gordon Bryant, a Labor politician, member of the Second Whitlam Ministry, and Tony Street a Liberal politician in the McMahon Ministry and Olympic Silver medallist Ji Wallace, Simon Hussey multi ARIA award winning producer and composer for Daryl Braithwaite and James Reyne. Born in Lismore 1960.
[edit] Accident
A severe level crossing accident at Lismore, where fog was a contributing factor, occurred on 25 May 2006. A truck failed to stop at a crossing with only passive protection, derailing the train and causing a massive pileup of wagons and killing the truck driver.
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lismore (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26019&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ "Visitor Information Centres". Corangamite Shire. http://www.corangamite.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=916&h=0. Retrieved 24 January 2006.
- ^ Golf Select, Lismore, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1012, retrieved 2009-05-11
Coordinates: 37°57′32″S 143°20′38″E / 37.959°S 143.344°E
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