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Balintore

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Colac Otway Shire Council VIC, PO Box 283, Balintore, VIC 3249
03 5232 9400

Description

Balintore is a small farming community in south west Victoria, Australia.

Balintore is a small farming community in south west Victoria, Australia. It is approximately 15 km north of Colac.

Balintore is located between Lake Colac and Lake Corangamite.

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.

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Details

Type: Rural areas

Population: 1-100

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 16.211 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 121 m

Population number: 67

Local Government Area: Colac Otway Shire Council

Location

Colac Otway Shire Council VIC, PO Box 283, Balintore, VIC 3249

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Balintore, Victoria

Balintore - Localista

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