Terang, Victoria

Terang, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Terang
state = vic


caption =
lga = Corangamite Shire
postcode = 3264
est =
pop = 2256 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26757 | name = Terang (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation= 131
maxtemp = 18.5
mintemp = 7.7
rainfall = 755.9
stategov = Polwarth
fedgov = Wannon
dist1 = 215
dir1 =
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 48
dir2 =
location2= Warrnambool

Terang is a small Australian town situated in Corangamite Shire in the western district of Victoria, Australia, on the Princes Highway 212 km south west of the State's capital Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Terang had a population of 2256.

The first settlement in the area was about 1840. The township was developed in the late 1850s, the Post Office opening on March 1, 1859. Citation

last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ] The railway though the town was opened in 1887,cite journal
year = 1990
month = March
title = Tracks Across the State
author = Sid Brown
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)
pages = pages 71–76
] and extended from 1890 as part of the line to the south west of the state. The Mortlake line once branched from the town, opened in 1893 and closed in 1978. The local railway station is served by V/Line passenger services on the Warrnambool line.

Magnificent avenues of trees were later planted and several of these are now under the protection of the National Trust. Other features of Terang include a Heritage Trail walk which points out the historic trees and many of the historic buildings and features of the town.

Features to see are the historic Post Office with its clock tower (1903-4), the war memorial, the rose gardens with the band rotunda, and the town's first church. There is also a beautiful golf course at the western entrance to the town, and an interactive exhibition entitled "Sid Turner".

To the south of the town centre is a large peat bed unique to the region. In 1933, while dry, the peat bed began burning but became a shallow lake by the 1940s. The lake is now dry and the land is used by the golf club, pony club and croquet club.

The town has an Australian Rules football team Terang-Mortlake playing in the Hampden Football League.Citation

last = Full Points Footy | title = Terang-Mortlake | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Terang_Mortlake.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

ee also

*Lake Terang
*Terang railway station

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