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Birregurra

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A produce market is held on the second Sunday of each month from November to April, where local vendors sell cakes, jewellery, plants, fresh fruit and vegetables, wine, arts and crafts. Organisers hold a barbecue for patrons of the market and all proceeds return to the community.
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A post office opened in the area on 1 October 1858 and was renamed Mount Gellibrand in 1894, a few days before another nearby office was opened as Birregurra.
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The town has cafes, a local providore showcasing local produce, the Royal Mail Hotel, a general store, gift shops and a hairdresser.
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Birregurra is host to the Birregurra Festival and Art Show, which starts on the second full weekend of October each year.
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Birregurra was the filming location for the fictional Victorian town of Haven Bay in season 1 of the
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The town has a primary school which had 92 students as of 2023, and is located on Beal Street.
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The name comes from an Aboriginal word thought to mean "kangaroo camp". The town is on
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missionaries and the Victorian colonial government established the
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The railway through the town opened in 1877, as part of
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Brown, Sid (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State".
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Birregurra is located in Colac Otway Shire
Coordinates
38°20′0″S 143°47′0″E / 38.33333°S 143.78333°E / -38.33333; 143.78333
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Melbourne
Geelong
Colac
LGA(s)
Colac Otway Shire
State electorate(s)
Polwarth
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Wannon
Ombersley
Ombersley
Winchelsea
Warncoort
Winchelsea South
Yeodene
Murroon
Whoorel
Deans Marsh
Bambra
Colac Otway Shire
Victoria
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