Beeac
Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Beeac is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the shore of the hyper-saline Lake Beeac in the Colac Otway Shire local government area, 160 kilometres southwest of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Beeac had a population of 370.[1]
History
Beeac was originally created as a reserve for campers, and the name is thought to mean either "salt lake" or "grubs" in the local Aboriginal language.[2] From 1860, the area was opened for selection and a townsite was surveyed in 1864.[2] A post office opened on 1 January 1862 but was known as Ondit (the name of the surrounding parish) until 1872.[3]
The original post office building was destroyed by fire in 1926, but was eventually replaced by the current building. By the end of the decade, the Beeac area had become a prominent wheat growing district, wine grapes were cultivated and a salt works was operating on the lake. Throughout the 1860s and 1870s, churches, schools, shops and hotels were established.[2] The railway reached Beeac in 1889, bringing the area into closer contact with nearby Colac. The line closed in 1953.[4] A newspaper, The Beeac Advocate and Weering and Warrion Advertiser, operated from 1901 to 1902 and the local hospital was founded in 1928.[2][5]
The town today
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Irrewarra has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Colac & District Football League.[6]
Golfers play at the course of the Beeac Golf Club on Mingawalla Road.[7]
Notable people
The test cricketer, Bill Johnston was born and raised in Beeac.[8] Geelong Football Club premiership player and 1965 Best and Fairest winner, Peter Walker, was also originally from Beeac. Geelong Football Club Grandfinalist VFL player 1989 [[David Cameron (footballer)|David Leigh Cameron]], born Beeac 1964.
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