Glenorchy, Victoria
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Glenorchy is a town in the Wimmera district of the Australian state of Victoria. The town in located in the Northern Grampians Shire and on the Wimmera River, 257 kilometres (160 mi) north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Glenorchy had a population of 131.[1]
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Glenorchy Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 36°54′0″S 142°40′0″E |
Population | 131 (2021 census)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 3385 |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Northern Grampians |
State electorate(s) | Lowan |
Federal division(s) | Wannon |
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The town was established around the "Four Posts Inn", opened in 1847 and within two years boasted a store, smithy and post office. The town was surveyed in 1850 by Robert Buchanan who named it after Glen Orchy in Scotland.[2]
In 2010, Glenorchy was subjected to flooding after the Wimmera River broke its banks.[3]