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Colac
Colac can refer to: * Colac, Victoria, a town in Australia ** City of Colac, a former local-government area in Victoria, Australia ** Shire of Colac, a former local-government area in Victoria, Australia **Shire of Colac Otway, a current local-government area in Victoria, Australia ** Colac Botanic Gardens, in Colac, Australia ** Colac railway station, in Colac, Australia * Lake Colac in Victoria, Australia * Colac (mountain) Colac (''Il Collaccio'') is a mountain in the Dolomites of Italy. The mountain is located in the north of the province of Trentino near the ski resort of Canazei. At it is the highest summit of the Colac-Buffaure subgroup that forms part of the ..., in the Italian Dolomites * Colac Bay, New Zealand * , a ship of the Royal Australian Navy * Kalach (food), spelled ''colac'' in Romania, traditional East Slavic bread, also common in Hungary, Romania, and Serbia {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colac, Victoria
Colac is a town in the Western District (Victoria), Western District of Victoria, Australia, approximately 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne on the southern shore of Lake Colac. History For thousands of years clans of the Gulidjan people lived in the region of Colac.Ian D. Clark, pp 135–139, ''Scars on the Landscape. A Register of Massacre sites in Western Victoria 1803–1859'', Aboriginal Studies Press, 1995 British settlement The British first entered the region in March 1837, when several land-holders came upon Lake Colac while searching for the missing colonist Joseph Gellibrand. Another larger search party, which was acting on information that local Gulidjan had killed Gellibrand, arrived in April. This group returned to Geelong after two Gulidjan people were killed by Aboriginal trackers accompanying the party. Settlement of the area began in September 1837 with the arrival of squatting (Australian history), grazier Hugh Murray (died 1869) who selected of land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Colac
The City of Colac was a local government area about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1938 until 1994. Its area was surrounded by the separate and largely rural Shire of Colac. History Colac was originally part of the Shire of Colac, which was first incorporated as a road district on 11 May 1859, and became a shire on 10 May 1864. On 19 January 1938, the Colac Riding severed and became a self-governing borough, which then became a town on 26 May 1948. It was proclaimed as a city on 26 January 1960. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 23 September 1994, the City of Colac was abolished, and along with the Shires of Colac and Otway, and parts of the Shires of Heytesbury and Winchelsea Winchelsea () is a town in the county of East Sussex, England, located between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately south west of Rye and north east of Hasting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Colac
The Shire of Colac was a local government area about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1859 until 1994. History Colac was first incorporated as a road district on 11 May 1859, and became a shire on 10 May 1864. On 31 May 1901, it was divided into four ridings, although these were later abolished. A significant portion of the shire, along with the Shires of Heytesbury and Winchelsea, seceded on 6 May 1919, to form the Shire of Otway. On 19 January 1938, the town of Colac itself split away, to form the Borough of Colac, later proclaimed on the 26 January 1960 as the City of Colac. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Colac was abolished, and along with the City of Colac, the Shire of Otway and parts of the Shires of Heytesbury and Winchelsea, was merged into the newly created Shire of Colac Otway The Shire of Colac Otway is a loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Colac Otway
The Shire of Colac Otway is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 21,503. It includes the towns of Apollo Bay, Beeac, Beech Forest, Birregurra, Colac, Cressy, Forrest, Johanna, Kennett River, Lavers Hill, Warrion and Wye River. It came into existence on 23 September 1994 through the amalgamation of the local government areas of City of Colac, Shire of Colac, part of the Shire of Otway and part of the Shire of Heytesbury. The Shire is governed and administered by the Colac Otway Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Colac, it also has a service centre located in Apollo Bay. The Shire is named after the combination of the names for the former City of ''Colac'', and Shires of ''Colac'' and ''Otway'', from which the majority of the LGA was formed. The nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colac Botanic Gardens
The Colac Botanic Gardens is a regional botanical garden, located at the corner of Fyans and Gellibrand streets, on the shores of Lake Colac in Colac, Victoria, Australia. Land was allocated in 1865, with the garden being established in 1868 by Daniel Bunce, and later remodelled in 1910 by Melbourne Botanical Gardens director William Guilfoyle. The Colac Botanic Gardens covers fifteen hectares, and contains over a thousand specimens (more than any other provincial garden in Victoria). The garden hosts variations of trees such as bunya bunya pine (''Araucaria bidwillii''), Black Matipo ('' Pittosporum tenuifolium''), Firewheel Tree ('' Stenocarpus sinuatus''), Bird Plant (''Crotalaria agatiflora'') and Tecate Cypress (''Cupressus forbesii''). Several trees in the garden have been placed on the Victorian Significant Tree Register. The gardens are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register The Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) lists places deemed to be of cultural heritag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colac Railway Station
Colac railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Colac, in Victoria, Australia. Colac station is a ground level part-time staffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 27 July 1877.Colac VicsigColac Station Rail Geelong History When Colac station opened, it was the terminus of the line from Birregurra. On 2 July 1883, the extended line to[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Colac
Lake Colac, a freshwater lake of the Western District Lakes, is located north of the Colac town centre in Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... The Aboriginal name for the lake is cited in a colonial report as ''Coram''. A yacht club and rowing club are located adjacent to the lake's shore. During the summer months, water skiers have access to the lake's facilities, and many birds may be found on the lake's surface and in the area. The foreshore has a playground, boat ramp and the Colac Botanical Gardens. In January 2009, the lake dried up after years of drought, and the first time in 173 years. In April 2016 the lake dried up after several years of drought. The Lake Colac bird sanctuary is nearby. Gallery LakeColac.jpg, A postcard showing L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colac (mountain)
Colac (''Il Collaccio'') is a mountain in the Dolomites of Italy. The mountain is located in the north of the province of Trentino near the ski resort of Canazei. At it is the highest summit of the Colac-Buffaure subgroup that forms part of the Marmolada group. The mountain saw few visitors until the ''Via ferrata, Via Ferrata dei Finanzieri'' was established. A Gondola lift, cable car runs from Penia to the Ciampac meadows directly at the base of the mountain. References External linksSummitPost.org - Colac Mountains of Trentino Mountains of the Alps Dolomites {{TrentinoAltoAdige-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colac Bay
Colac Bay / Ōraka is a small township situated on the bay of the same name facing Foveaux Strait, and located on the Southern Scenic Route, 10 minutes from Riverton, New Zealand. Surrounding areas include Longwood, Tihaka, Waipango, Round Hill, Wakapatu, Ruahine, Pahia and Orepuki. Pākehā first arrived in the area in the 1850s to mill timber and mine for gold in the neighbouring Longwood Range. By 1881, the town had been connected to the growing rail network, and by 1900 it had reached a population of around 2000 people. The town has a well appointed cafe, craft shop, pub, caravan park, community hall and marae. The town also features a statue of a surfer riding a wave, which is popular with tourists. The hills behind Colac are part of the Longwood Range, which were a major gold mining area between the 1860s and 1950s. Further west shale was also mined for a short time. In the gold mining days there was a significant Chinese village towards Orepuki called Canton. Colac B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
