Derrinallum
| Derrinallum Victoria | |
|---|---|
 Avenue on main street | |
  Derrinallum | |
| Coordinates | 37°57′0″S 143°13′0″E / 37.95000°S 143.21667°E |
| Population | 557 (2006 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3325 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Corangamite Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Polwarth |
| Federal division(s) | Wannon |
Derrinallum is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Hamilton Highway, in the Corangamite Shire. The town is the centre for the surrounding farming community and lies at the foot of Mount Elephant.
Mount Elephant is a 380 m high conical breached scoria cone formed by an extinct volcano.
At the 2001 census, Derrinallum had a population of 266. At the 2006 census, Derrinallum had a population of 557.
The Post Office opened on 7 December 1868 but was named Tooliorook until 1873.[2]
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Lismore has an Australian Rules football team Lismore-Derrinallum competing in the Mininera & District Football League.
Derrinallum P12 College is a co-educational state school in the town. The school is constantly having new students arrive and settle into the community.
Derrinallum features a Foodworks + Hardware Store and Nursery, A Post Office, Newsagent, Fish and Chip Shop ( Derri Takeaway), Pub, Motel, Shell Service station, 2 Mechanics, Library, Red Cross Shop, Rural Supplies and a Cafe, Formally the town had an ANZ Bank + ANZ ATM but it closed its doors in Nov 2014.
The main street also hosts a War memorial, History rooms and Community information centre called DISC which is also a local centrelink resource centre.
Over summer the town hosts a country farmers market on the third Sunday of the month running from October to March [3]
The local Country Fire Authority in Derrinallum has a variety of equipment, it has two fire trucks Derrinallum tanker 1 and Derrinallum tanker 2, it is part of the Lismore group and District 06.
On 12 April 2014 Derrinallum became the centre of Australia's biggest explosives clean up, after an explosion rocked the town. A local, Glenn Sanders, (also known as 'The Colonel') an explosives expert and professional mechanic detonated his house which rocked the town and was heard over 15km away. The explosion left the town isolated for a number of weeks including the busy Easter and Anzac day weekends.[4] [5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Derrinallum (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ Derrinallum Community Website, Derrinallum, retrieved 20 January 2014
- ^ The Standard, Derrinallum Bomb Blast, retrieved 23 April 2014
- ^ The Examiner, Derrinallum bomb man's descent into darkness, retrieved 23 April 2014
External links
Media related to Derrinallum at Wikimedia Commons
- Derrinallum, Revisited
- Mount Elephant, Derrinallum, Revisited
- Kanawinka Geopark, Victoria & South Australia
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