Burrumbeet is a town in western Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Western Highway, west of the state capital, Melbourne and west of the regional centre,

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. 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 lake, is located nearby.

History

Burrumbeet Post Office opened on 1 September 1857 and closed in 1978. In August 1874,

Burrumbeet railway station Burrumbeet is a closed railway station located in the town of Burrumbeet, on the Ararat railway line in Victoria, Australia. In addition, a short branch line ran southwards from the main line to serve Burrumbeet Racecourse. Construction of t ...

was opened, along with the line from

to Ararat. The station was closed to passengers in 1972, and was completely closed in December 1987.

Today

Burrumbeet has a Thoroughbred horse racing club, the Burrumbeet Park & Windermere Racing Club, which holds one race meeting a year, the Burrumbeet Cup meeting on

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Towns in Victoria (Australia) 1857 establishments in Australia {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub

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