Goroke, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Goroke
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of West Wimmera
postcode = 3412
est =
pop = 250
pop_footnotes=
elevation=
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maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Lowan
fedgov = Mallee
dist1 = 370
dir1 = NW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 371
dir2 = SE
location2= Adelaide
dist3 = 68
dir3 = W
location3= Horsham
dist4 = 43
dir4 = W
location4= Natimuk

Goroke is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria. The town is located in the Shire of West Wimmera Local Government Area, convert|370|km|mi|0|lk=on north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Goroke had a population of 250.Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL219600|name=Goroke (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-11-09|quick=on]

Named after the Aboriginal term for the Australian Magpie, the town was established in 1882 as a supply centre for local selectors and by 1884 had a population of 50. Three years later, facilities in Goroke included a flour mill, two stores, a school, a mechanics' hall, a hotel and a blacksmith's. Originally connected to Kaniva and Nhill by a track through the Little Desert, in 1894, the railway reached Goroke from Natimuk.cite web
url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/Victoria/Goroke/2005/02/17/1108500206479.html
title = Goroke
work = Travel
publisher = Sydney Morning Herald
accessdate = 2007-11-09]

The town is based around primary production, including woolgrowing and fat lamb and mutton production, beef cattle, cropping, forestry, wine grape production and yabby cultivation. Education is provided by a P-12 college. The local newspaper, the "Goroke Free Press" is published weekly. Nearby Lake Charlegrark is the venue for an annual Country Music festival, held on the third weekend in February.cite web
url = http://203.89.220.59/upload/Welcome%20to%20Goroke%20March2004.pdf
title = Welcome to Goroke
publisher = Shire of West Wimmera
accessdate = 2007-11-09]

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