Balmoral, Victoria
Balmoral is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Balmoral and the surrounding area had a population of 294.
The township was settled in the early 1850s, the Post Office opening on 31 October 1855.
A railway line, built in a number of sections, once connected Horsham and Hamilton, running via Cavendish, Balmoral and East Natimuk. The majority of the railway track has been removed, though several rail bridges remain in place.
The Balmoral Magistrates' Court closed on 1 November 1981, not having been visited by a Magistrate since 1971.
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Harrow has an Australian Rules football and netball club competing in the Horsham & District Football League.
Golfers play at the Balmoral Golf Club on Rocklands Road.
The Douglas Mine owned by Iluka Resources, which operated from 2006 to 2012 is located nearby.
