Boonah, Victoria

Boonah
Victoria
Boonah; Victoria
	Boonah
Coordinates	38°25′32″S 143°58′47″E / 38.42556°S 143.97972°E
Population	21 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3235
Location	46 km (29 mi) SW of Geelong ; 112 km (70 mi) SW of Melbourne ;
LGA(s)	Surf Coast Shire
State electorate(s)	Polwarth
Federal division(s)	Corangamite
	Suburbs around Boonah:

Boonah is a rural locality in the Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia.^[2]

History

The locality was the base for various sawmilling operations from the 1880s.^[3]

The Boonah State School opened on 15 August 1882, servicing families working at the Benwerrin coal mine, the three local sawmills and on local farms. It closed in 1927 due to falling attendance.^[4] Boonah Post Office opened on 24 November 1887, became a receiving office on 21 August 1919, became a post office again on 1 July 1927, and closed on 26 September 1929.^[5]

Present day

Today, most of the locality is protected forest contained in either the Great Otway National Park or the Otway Forest Park; the remainder, located in Boonah's north, is private farmland. The Bambra-Boonah Road, which runs through the latter area, is the only mapped road in the locality.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boonah (Vic.) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Boonah (entry 100433)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
^ Kellaway, Carlotta. Farmland, Forest & Surf: Environmental History of Surf Coast Shire (PDF). Surf Coast Shire. p. 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
^ Blake, L. J. (1973). Vision and Realisation: A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria (Volume 2). Education Department of Victoria. p. 1050.
^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[abs-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boonah (Vic.) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[VICNAMES-2] "Boonah (entry 100433)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[ffs-3] Kellaway, Carlotta. Farmland, Forest & Surf: Environmental History of Surf Coast Shire (PDF). Surf Coast Shire. p. 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[4] Blake, L. J. (1973). Vision and Realisation: A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria (Volume 2). Education Department of Victoria. p. 1050.

[Post_Office-5] Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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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