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Derrinallum Town and Country Market - Sunday 15 March 10am - 2pm Under the Elms Derrinallum. Many stalls, lots of variety, music by Tony Linnane - we look forward to a great day.
Welcome to the official web site of the Derrinallum Community. This site is currently being developed and will be continually upgraded with information. This is a project of the Derrinallum Progress Association and has been supported by the Corangamite Shire.
Derrinallum is a rural town in Western Victoria, Australia. Located on the Hamilton Highway, in the Corangamite Shire it is centrally positioned one hour travel from Warrnambool, Geelong, Ballaratt and a comfortable two hour drive from Melbourne CBD.
The town is a service centre for the surrounding farming community, consisting of cropping, grazing sheep, cattle and some dairying.
The town business centre has the following services:
- ANZ bank and ATM,
- Rural Transaction Centre - Centrelink Access point, secretarial services, internet access, printing, sale of pre loved books, local arts and crafts, tourist information.
- Derrinallum P-12 College
- IGA Supermarket
- Hotel/Motel
- Take away food
- Post office
- Library
- Red Cross Shop
- Stock and Station store
- Fuel and mechanical repairs
- Agricultural services
Settled at the foot of Mount Elephant, a 240 m high dormant volcano featuring a conical breached scoria cone with a crater 90 m deep. Mount Elephant was purchased by the community in 2000 and is now being developed as a tourist destination, recreational reserve with walking tracks and great views of the area.
At the 2001 census, Derrinallum had a population of 266. At the 2006 census, Derrinallum had a population of 557.
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Lismore has an Australian Rules football team, and associated netball club Lismore-Derrinallum competing in the Mininera & District Football League.
There are several other very active sporting clubs including lawn bowls, croquet, cricket, tennis all with excellent facilities. Something for everyone.
There are several lakes in the area which have recently filled with water again after several dry years. These include Deep Lake, Lake Ettrick (or Tooliorook) all are stocked with fish and provide excellent opportunities for boating, water sports, and recreational fishing.
Derrinallum P12 College is a co-educational state school situated one kilometre from the town centre. The college has recently has major facilities upgrades and offers extensive programs.
Major Features:
Mount Elephant, stone walls, lake and craters.
Activities:
Sporting activities – bowls, cricket, football, netball, tennis, fishing, water sports, croquet, walking tracks.
Derrinallum Town and Country Market - Sunday January 15th, 2012
10am - 2pm.. Large variety of stalls - music by Tony Linnane - we have booked the weather - and it will be a great day. Hope you can come.