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Lal Lal Victoria
Lal Lal Falls Hotel
Lal Lal
Coordinates	37°40′31″S 144°00′47″E / 37.67528°S 144.01306°E / -37.67528; 144.01306
Population	476 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3352
Location	11 km (7 mi) N of Elaine 23 km (14 mi) SE of Ballarat 108 km (67 mi) W of Melbourne
LGA(s)	Shire of Moorabool
State electorate(s)	Eureka
Federal division(s)	Ballarat
Localities around Lal Lal: Dunnstown and Yendon Millbrook Mount Egerton Scotsburn Lal Lal Bungal Clarendon Mount Doran Elaine

Lal Lal is a town in Victoria (Australia), Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool and on the Geelong-Ballarat railway line, 108 kilometres (67 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Lal Lal and the surrounding area had a population of 476.

Lal Lal Falls and the Lal Lal Reservoir on the Moorabool River are to the north-east and east of the town.

History

The original settlement at Lal Lal was part of a substantial sheep run dating from 1845. The township became more firmly established after the mining of iron ore, lignite, kaolin (clay) and gold began in the area.

The railway arrived at Lal Lal in April 1862 and Lal Lal Post Office opened on 18 July 1863 (closing in 1969).

Heritage listed sites

Lal Lal contains a number of heritage listed sites, including:

• Iron Mine Road, Lal Lal Iron Mine and Smelting Works
• 389 Yendon-Lal Lal Road, Rothbury

See also

• List of reduplicated Australian place names

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lal Lal (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
2. The ebb and flow of tourism at Lal Lal Falls, Victoria : A tourism history of a sacred Aboriginal site, Author: Clark, Ian, Date:2002, ISSN 0729-4352, UB Online Repository
3. Lal Lal catchment full and flowing for first time in 15 years, By Margaret Burin, 5 August 2011 - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
4. "Lal Lal Moorabool". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
5. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 8 April 2021
6. "Lal Lal Iron Mine and Smelting Works (H1759)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
7. "Rothbury (H1697)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

External links

• Lal Lal at Shire of Moorabool website

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