Burrumbeet is a town in western
Victoria
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, Australia. The town is located on the
Western Highway, west of the state capital, Melbourne and west of the regional centre,
Ballarat
Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...
. At the
2021 census, Burrumbeet and the surrounding area had a population of 249.
Lake Burrumbeet
Lake Burrumbeet is a large but shallow eutrophic lake in central western Victoria, Australia. Located west of Ballarat and west of Melbourne, the lake has been progressively emptying since 1997 and was declared completely dry in 2004. It has ...
, a large but shallow
eutrophic
Eutrophication is the process by which an entire body of water, or parts of it, becomes progressively enriched with minerals and nutrients, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus. It has also been defined as "nutrient-induced increase in phytoplank ...
lake, is located nearby.
History
Burrumbeet Post Office opened on 1 September 1857 and closed in 1978.
In August 1874,
Burrumbeet railway station was opened, along with the line from
Ballarat
Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...
to
Ararat. The station was closed to passengers in 1972, and was completely closed in December 1987.
Today
Burrumbeet has a
Thoroughbred horse racing
Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in t ...
club, the Burrumbeet Park & Windermere Racing Club, which holds one race meeting a year, the
Burrumbeet Cup meeting on
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is a festival observed in most of the world on 1 January, the first day of the year in the modern Gregorian calendar. 1 January is also New Year's Day on the Julian calendar, but this is not the same day as the Gregorian one. Wh ...
.
See also
Burrumbeet railway station
References
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
1857 establishments in Australia
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