Dunnstown, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

37°36′0″S 143°59′0″E / 37.60000°S 143.98333°E / -37.60000; 143.98333Population259 (2021 census)^[1]Postcode(s)3352Location

108 km (67 mi) W of Melbourne
12 km (7 mi) E of Ballarat

LGA(s)Shire of MooraboolState electorate(s)Eureka Federal division(s)Ballarat

Localities around Dunnstown:
Warrenheip	Leigh Creek	Bungaree
Navigators	Dunnstown	Millbrook
Navigators	Yendon	Lal Lal

Dunnstown is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool, 108 kilometres (67 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne on the flats below Mount Warrenheip and approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Ballarat. At the 2021 census, Dunnstown and the surrounding area had a population of 259.^[1]

History

Dunn's Town Post Office opened on 21 November 1864, was renamed Dunn's Town Railway Station PO in 1884, Dunnstown in 1909 and closed in 1980.^[2]

Brind's Distillery, a former whiskey distillery complex on Old Melbourne Road, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. It is Victoria's last surviving example of a pot still distillery. In 1893, the distillery employed nearly one third of those working in Victorian distilleries. Parts of the complex have been used more recently for bottling spring water.^[3]

Today

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Central Highlands Football League.^[4] A tourist attraction, Kryal Castle is located there.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dunnstown (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 12 April 2021
^ "Former Brind's Distillery (H1013)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
^ Full Points Footy, Dunnstown, archived from the original on 7 June 2011, retrieved 15 April 2009
^ http://www.fatima.balrt.catholic.edu.au/Dunnstown/kryalcastle.htm^{[permanent dead link]}