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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town
| name = Coleraine
| state = vic
| image = Coleraine Victoria.jpg
| caption = View of town from Peter Francis Points Arboretum
| lga = Shire of Southern Grampians
| use_lga_map = yes
| postcode = 3315
| est =
| pop = 1,383
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="abs">{{Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25379 | name = Coleraine (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2008-10-01 | quick = on}}</ref>
| elevation=
| coordinates = {{coord|37|36|0|S|141|42|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Lowan|Lowan]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Wannon|Wannon]]
| dist1 = 335
| dir1 = W
| location1= [[Melbourne]]
| dist2 = 34
| dir2 = NW
| location2= [[Hamilton, Victoria|Hamilton]]
| dist3 = 30
| dir3 = E
| location3= [[Casterton, Victoria|Casterton]]
}}
'''Coleraine''' is a town in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]] on the [[Glenelg Highway]], {{convert|334|km|mi|0}} west of the state capital, [[Melbourne]] and {{convert|34|km|mi|0}} north-west of [[Hamilton, Victoria|Hamilton]] in the [[Shire of Southern Grampians]] local government area. It was named after [[Coleraine|the town]] in [[County Londonderry]], [[Northern Ireland]]. At the [[Census in Australia#2006|2006 census]], the urban area of Coleraine had a population of 991.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2006 AUS
|id=UCL211400
|name=Coleraine (Urban Centre/Locality)
|accessdate=2007-07-06
|quick=on}}</ref>
==History==
The area was first settled by Europeans in 1838 for pastoral grazing. The town was surveyed later on Bryan Creek, a tributary of the [[Wannon River]].
In April 1840 the [[Fighting Waterholes massacre]] of up to 60 [[Jardwadjali]] people of the Konongwootong Gundidj clan occurred near the current day Konongwootong reservoir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/indigenous/display/103088-konongwootong-quiet-place-|title=Konongwootong Quiet Place {{!}} Monument Australia|website=monumentaustralia.org.au|access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/07/10/4043204.htm|title=Western District memorial commemorates Aboriginal massacre|last=partland|first=lily|date=2014-07-10|website=ABC South West Vic|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref>
The Post Office opened on 16 November 1854.<ref name="a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Coleraine* | access-date = 6 March 2021 }}</ref>
The Coleraine Magistrates' Court closed on 1 November 1981, not having been visited by a Magistrate since 1971.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/19860901-Special-Report-4-Court-Closures-in-Victoria.pdf | title=Special Report No. 4 - Court Closures in Victoria | publisher=Auditor-General of Victoria | date=1986 |pages=78 | access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref>
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Today, Coleraine's primary industries are [[beef]] and [[wool]]. The town hosts an Agricultural Show in November and an art show in August.
[[Category:Cities in Victoria]]▼
Notable past residents of Coleraine include [[Helena Rubenstein]] - cosmetics manufacturer.<ref>[https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/rubinstein-helena-8293 Rubinstein, Helena (1870–1965)] Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 11 1988</ref>
==Sport==
Coleraine has a [[Australian rules football|football]] team playing in the [[South West District Football League]].
It has a [[Thoroughbred racing in Australia|horse racing club]], the Coleraine Racing Club, which runs the Coleraine Cup meeting in September.<ref name="RaceClub">{{Citation|last=Country Racing Victoria |title=Coleraine Racing Club |url=http://www.countryracing.com.au/index.php?option=com_club_info&club=70&Itemid=80 |access-date=2009-05-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080721143621/http://countryracing.com.au/index.php?option=com_club_info&club=70&Itemid=80 |archivedate=July 21, 2008 }}</ref> The meeting features the steeplechase race commemorating the feats of district horsemen and renowned Australian poet [[Adam Lindsay Gordon]].<ref>Gardiner, Frank, 2003, ''The Fields of Coleraine : at the heart of both Australia Felix and Western District of Victoria,'' Camberwell, Vic.</ref>
Golfers play at the Coleraine Golf Club on Gordon Street.<ref name = "golf">{{Citation | author= Golf Select | title = Coleraine | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=955 | access-date = 2009-05-11 }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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{{Towns in Southern Grampians Shire}}
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[[Category:Western District (Victoria)]]
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