Boort, Victoria
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Boort is a town in Victoria
, Australia
, located next to Lake Boort, in the Shire of Loddon. At the 2006 census
, Boort had a population of 773. The town is known for its native birdlife. Boort is a local Aboriginal word meaning "Smoke from the hill".
The Post Office opened on 14 August 1874, and the railway arrived in 1883.
Main sources of employment are retail, olive processing and tourism. Agriculture is a major industry and employer in the Boort region. Produce includes cereal crops, tomatoes, canola, olives and wool.
Boort is known as The Northern Oasis. Lake Boort is central to the town and is used for water sports including skiing, sailing, fishing and swimming.
Boort has an Australian rules football
team competing in the North Central Football League
. Notable players from Boort are VFL Brownlow Medal
list John Schultz
. The team recently recruited ex-AFL
player Lance Picioane
. The club colours are black and white.
Golfers play at the Boort Golf Club on Charlton Road.
Boort is also the Australian origin of the renowned Butterworth Harness Racing family that later moved to Gawler, South Australia. Thomas James (T.J.) Butterworth and his son Wayne, have well respected records in the Harness Racing industry. T.J.'s grandson, Paul Butterworth, is continuing the family tradition.
The Boort magpies football club won the 2008 North Central premiership beating Wedderburn.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located next to Lake Boort, in the Shire of Loddon. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Boort had a population of 773. The town is known for its native birdlife. Boort is a local Aboriginal word meaning "Smoke from the hill".
The Post Office opened on 14 August 1874, and the railway arrived in 1883.
Main sources of employment are retail, olive processing and tourism. Agriculture is a major industry and employer in the Boort region. Produce includes cereal crops, tomatoes, canola, olives and wool.
Boort is known as The Northern Oasis. Lake Boort is central to the town and is used for water sports including skiing, sailing, fishing and swimming.
Boort has an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
team competing in the North Central Football League
North Central Football League
The North Central Football League is an Australian rules football league based in North Central Victoria, Australia.The League was formed in 1930...
. Notable players from Boort are VFL Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
list John Schultz
John Schultz
John Schultz is a former Australian rules football player, who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League and is one of the club's greatest players....
. The team recently recruited ex-AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
player Lance Picioane
Lance Picioane
Lance Picioane is an Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide, Hawthorn and the Kangaroos during his time in the Australian Football League ....
. The club colours are black and white.
Golfers play at the Boort Golf Club on Charlton Road.
Boort is also the Australian origin of the renowned Butterworth Harness Racing family that later moved to Gawler, South Australia. Thomas James (T.J.) Butterworth and his son Wayne, have well respected records in the Harness Racing industry. T.J.'s grandson, Paul Butterworth, is continuing the family tradition.
The Boort magpies football club won the 2008 North Central premiership beating Wedderburn.