Hopetoun is a town which serves as the major service centre for the Southern Mallee area of
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
,
Australia
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. Hopetoun is situated north-west of
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...
on the
Henty Highway
Henty Highway is a rural highway in western Victoria, Australia. It is primarily a north-south route, consisting of a mix of dual-lane, single-carriageway country highway and four-lane arterial road within some of the larger towns along the ro ...
in the
Shire of Yarriambiack
The Shire of Yarriambiack is a local government area of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 6,658, having fallen from 7,438 in 2008. It includes the tow ...
Governor of Victoria
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from 1889 to 1895 and later the first
Governor-General of Australia
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During the early 2009 Australian heatwave, the town experienced several days of intense heat, with a peak of . The reading was the highest temperature nationwide during the heatwave and also broke the record for the highest temperature in Victoria.
Present
The town has one hotel, a supermarket (IGA), a newsagent, post office, chemist/pharmacist, hairdressers, service station, one Catholic primary school and a combined primary and secondary school,
Hopetoun P-12 College Hopetoun may refer to:
* Earl of Hopetoun, a courtesy title given to the heir of the Marquess of Linlithgow, head of the Scottish noble family of Hope
* Hopetoun House, an 18-century country house near Queensferry, West Lothian
Places named afte ...
, which caters for surrounding townships. It also has a fast food cafe and an op shop. It has a hospital with urgent care, an acute ward and a residential aged care facility.
Hopetoun Airport
Hopetoun Airport is an airport in Hopetoun, Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victor ...
serves the town.
Local attractions include
Wyperfeld National Park
The Wyperfeld National Park is the third largest national park in Victoria, Australia, located in the Mallee district, approximately northwest of Melbourne, The national park was declared in 1921 and expanded significantly to protect of mall ...
,
Yarriambiack Creek
The Yarriambiack Creek, an inland intermittent watercourse of the Wimmera catchment, is located in the Wimmera region of the Australian state of Victoria. Rising on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the Yarriambiack Creek flows ge ...
and
Lake Coorong
Lake Coorong is an eutrophic lake located in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The lake is located adjacent to the township of . After more than a decade of drought, in early 2011 the lake filled as a result of flooding in the ...
.
Hopetoun-Beulah has
football
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and netball teams competing in the
Wimmera League
The Wimmera is a region of the Australian state of Victoria. The district is located within parts of the Loddon Mallee and the Grampians regions; and covers the dryland farming area south of the range of Mallee scrub, east of the South Au ...
, a golf course, lawn bowls, cricket and tennis competitions, basketball and many other sporting and recreational activities for all ages.
Golfers play at the Hopetoun Golf Club on Rainbow Road.