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| Korumburra Victoria |
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| Population: | 4465 (2006)1 |
| Postcode: | 3950 |
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| LGA: | South Gippsland Shire |
| State District: | Gippsland South |
| Federal Division: | McMillan |
Korumburra is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is located on the South Gippsland Highway, 120 kilometres (75 mi) kilometres south-east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire local government area.
Surrounded by rolling green hills, the town is 227 metres above the sea level of neighbouring coastal Inverloch (27km). At the 2006 census, Korumburra had a population of 4465.
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History
The name is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal word meaning 'blow-fly'.
The Post Office in the area opened on 1 September 1884, and moved to the township on the railway survey line on 1 November 1889, the existing office being renamed Glentress. 2The railway arrived in 1891.
In the winter of 2005, Korumburra was blanketed in snow for the first time in almost twenty years. Local residents were seen skiing the tenth fairway at the Korumburra Golf Club.3
The Town today
Korumburra is known as the "Heritage Centre of South Gippsland". It is the home of Coal Creek Heritage Village which depicts life in the area over the period of the 1870s to 1920s, as the town rapidly expanded following the discovery of a coal seam. The outdoor museum covers 30 acres of bushland, including 60 exhibits.
Korumburra is also the base of the popular tourist railway South Gippsland Railway which operates a heritage railway service between the major centres of Leongatha and the market town of Nyora (formerly the junction to the Wonthaggi line). Heritage trains are operated each Sunday and on publiv holidays.
Other town attractions include the Olympic pool (open November-March), two-court basketball stadium, livestock saleyards, art gallery, the South Gippsland tourist railway and an 18-hole golf course on Warragul-Korumburra Rd. The towns main industries include dairy and beef. The region is home to the world's largest earthworms. The town is also home to Burra foods which is a dairy company.
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Bena has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Alberton Football League.4
The town is now being developed with large areas of former farm land being developed for new residential estates, which within the next ten years will expand the size and population of the township by 75 to 100 percent.
In DC Comics, Korumburra, spelled Kurrumburra, is the home town of The Flash's notorious nemesis, Captain Boomerang.
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Korumburra (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved on 11 April 2008
- ^ Rachel, Kleinman (2005-08-11). "Victoria's feeling for snow", The Age. Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
- ^ Full Points Footy, Korumburra-Bena, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Korumburra-Bena.htm, retrieved on 25 July 2008
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