Gellibrand, Victoria

Gellibrand is a town in south west Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Otway Ranges midway between the Princes Highway and Great Ocean Road in the Colac Otway Shire, 176 kilometres (109 mi) south west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Gellibrand had a population of 210.[1] Gellibrand is home to the Otway Districts Demons Football and Netball Club, who play Australian Rules Football and participate in the Colac & District Football League.[3]

Gellibrand
Victoria
Gellibrand is located in Colac Otway Shire
Gellibrand
Gellibrand
Coordinates38°31′30″S 143°42′25″E
Population210 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3239[2]
Location
LGA(s)Colac Otway Shire
State electorate(s)Polwarth
Federal division(s)Corangamite
Localities around Gellibrand:
Irrewillipe East Barongarook West
Kawarren		 Kawarren
Irrewillipe Gellibrand Barramunga
Beech Forest Beech Forest Carlisle River

Gellibrand was named after Joseph Gellibrand, the first attorney-general of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and an early European settler in Victoria.[4]

Gellibrand is positioned close to the Gellibrand River, with tourist attractions including fishing, access to the Old Beechy Rail Trail for cycling, walking, and horse-riding, and proximity to many of the Otway Ranges' walks and waterfalls.[5] The Great Victorian Bike Ride had an overnight stay in Gellibrand in 2004 when a record 8,100 riders took part.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gellibrand (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. "Gellibrand Demographics (VIC) Local Stats". Qpzm LocalStats. Qpzm. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  3. "Colac&DFL: Home". colacdistrictflna.vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. Blake, Les (1977), Place names of Victoria, Adelaide: Rigby, p. 294, ISBN 0-7270-0250-3, cited in Bird (2006)
  5. "The Great Ocean Road: Gellibrand". Official site. Geelong Otway Tourism Incorporated. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.


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