Cororooke
Cororooke | |
|---|---|
Cororooke | |
| Coordinates: 38°17′14″S 143°31′42″E / 38.28722°S 143.52833°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 358 (2021 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3254 |
Cororooke is a town in Victoria, Australia, situated in the Shire of Colac Otway.[3]
Community facilities
The town has a post office and general store.[4]
In July 2011, the Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery Inc was established to operate the former church site as a not-for-profit community-run theatre and gallery, with the church developed as a gallery and church hall as a theatre.[5] The organisation also operates a film society with cinema screenings, a community op shop ('The Shop'), and a restaurant (the 'Stage Bistro').[6][7][8]
The Cororooke Hall is a public hall in the main sreet of Cororooke, having been moved to its current site from Old Cororooke on 14 August 1913.[9]
The town has a two-hectare public open space with a playground and barbeque area (the 'Cororooke Open Space'), which was donated to the community by Fonterra in 2013 when the Cororooke Dairy Factory closed. The Cororooke Tennis Club now operates out of the facility.[10]
History
The town's major employer, for many years, was the Cororooke Dairy Factory. It was originally established as a second factory for the Colac Dairying Company and operated for over a hundred years, eventually being owned by Bonlac and then finally Fonterra. The factory closed in 2013, with the abandoned factory site described as looking "derelict" in 2017.[11][12]
Cororooke State School opened in 1887 or 1888 and closed in 1953 with the establishment of the Alvie Consolidated School at Alvie.[13]
Cororooke Post Office opened on 14 February 1887 and became a licensed post office on 9 September 1993. A second postal receiving office briefly operated at Cororooke South from 16 May 1904 until 1 May 1905.[14][15]
St David's Presbyterian Church was built in 1903, closed at an unknown date, and was sold by the church around 2011.[16]
Corooroke had a railway station on the Alvie branch line from 1923 to 1954.[12]
Demographics
As of the 2021 Australian census, 358 people resided in Cororooke, up from 310 in the 2016 census.[17] The median age of persons in Cororooke was 46 years. There were fewer males than females, with 49.9% of the population male and 50.1% female. The average household size was 2.6 people per household.[17]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cororooke (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cororooke (Suburb and Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Cororooke (entry 100834 )". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Red Rock Region Community Infrastructure Plan" (PDF). Shire of Colac Otway. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Our History". Red Rock Regional Theatre and Art Gallery. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Film Society". Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "The Shop". Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Stage Bistro". Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "The Hall". Cororooke Open Space. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Cororooke Open Space". Cororooke Open Space. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "What happens to a town after its dairy factory closes? Four years on in Cororooke". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Cororooke". Victorian Places. Monash University. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ Blake, L. J. (1973). Vision and Realisation: A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria (Volume 2). Education Department of Victoria. pp. 939–940.
- ^ "Forrest History Newsletter No. 14" (PDF). Forrest and District Historical Society. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "St David's Presbyterian Church - Former". Churches Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cororooke (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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