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The Gnarwarre Public Hall and a Country Fire Authority station are located at Gnarwarre. [13] [14]Gnarwarre is a base for two major horseracing studs. Tony Santic, the owner of Melbourne Cup-winning horse Makybe Diva, bases his breeding and training outfit, Makybe Racing and Breeding, at Gnarwarre. [15]
The Shire of Gannawarra is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state.It covers an area of 3,735 square kilometres (1,442 sq mi) and, in August 2021 had a population of 10,683.
Aerial views of the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia. The Surf Coast Shire is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state.
Connewarre (/ k ˈ ɒ n ə w ʌ r i /) is a locality in Victoria, Australia, is located in the City of Greater Geelong and Surf Coast Shire, and is named after Lake Connewarre which is situated immediately to its north-east.
A hotel called the Lady of the Lake opened in 1854 on Barrabool Road, at what is now Buckley, and the area began to be known as Laketown.The hotel reportedly flourished, being on the road to Colac, and became a social centre for the area.
Mount Moriac is a locality in the Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Mount Moriac had a population of 240 people. [1]A farming community developed at Mount Moriac as early as the 1840s, with a hotel opening in 1844. [3]
Prior to British settlement, Lorne was part of the traditional lands of the Gadubanud or King Parrot people of the Cape Otway coast according to Ian Clark, [2]. Lorne is situated on a bay named after Captain Louttit, who sought shelter there in 1841 while supervising the retrieval of cargo from a nearby shipwreck.
The area was first settled by squatters in the late 1830s. [3] The lands of the Barrabool Parish were first advertised for sale in 1839, with the parish, consisting of 25 blocks of varying size, sold on 5 February 1840. [4]