Balintore is a small farming community in south west
Victoria
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,
Australia
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. It is approximately 15 km north of
Colac.
Balintore is located between
Lake Colac
Lake Colac, a freshwater lake of the Western District Lakes, is located north of the Colac town centre in Victoria, Australia.
A yacht club and rowing club are located adjacent to the lake's shore. During the summer months, water skiers have ac ...
and
Lake Corangamite
Lake Corangamite , a hypersaline endorheic lake, is located near Colac in the Lakes and Craters region of the Victorian Volcanic Plains of south-west Victoria, Australia. The lake's salinity levels have increased dramatically as the lake level ...
.
Dairy and beef farming are the main industries in the area, with onion growing also popular in the past.
Balintore once had a primary school. In 1953 there were at least 23 children attending the Balintore primary school. When the school closed the students were then bussed to Alvie Consolidated School.
History
Up to 1890 Balintore was known as the Balintore estate and was a single farming area of 4,072 acres, an area which approximately conforms to the locality's current area.
In 1897 the estate had been broken up and sold off.
Sports
Balintore had a cricket team in the 1930s.
A tennis club also existed for many years. The courts were removed around 1994.
Flora
The Spiny Peppercress ''
Lepidium aschersonii'' was identified as growing in abundance on private land within Balintore by the Victorian Government.
References
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
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