Balmoral, Victoria

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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town

| name = Balmoral

| state = vic

| image = Balmoral Post Office.JPG

| caption = Balmoral post office

| use_lga_map = yes

| coordinates = {{coord|37|15|S|141|51|E|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_label_position = right

| lga = Shire of Southern Grampians

| postcode = 3407

| est =

| pop = 294

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{cite web |title=2016 Census QuickStats Balmoral, Victoria |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC20118 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=13 April 2019}}

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|near=Balmoral|near-n=Kanagulk|near-ne=Telangatuk East|near-e=Rocklands|near-se=Vasey|near-s=Englefield|near-sw=Coojar|near-w=Pigeon Ponds|near-nw=Harrow| stategov = Wannon

| fedgov = Lowan

| dist1 = 334

| dir1 = NW

| location1= Melbourne

| dist2 = 78

| dir2 = SW

| location2= Horsham

| dist3 = 64

| dir3 = N

| location3= Hamilton

| dist4 = 48

| dir4 = N

| location4= Coleraine

| dist5 = 30

| dir5 = SE

| location5= Harrow

}}

Balmoral is a town 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.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Balmoral* | access-date = 10 February 2021 }}

A railway line, built in a number of sections, once connected Horsham and Hamilton, running via Cavendish, Balmoral and East Natimuk.The Horsham – Hamilton via Balmoral Railway, Turton, Keith W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin July 1968 pp153-171 The railway closed 1 July 1979 with the majority of the railway track being 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/19860901-Special-Report-4-Court-Closures-in-Victoria.pdf | title=Special Report No. 4 – Court Closures in Victoria | publisher=Auditor-General of Victoria | date=1986 |pages=78 | access-date=12 April 2020}}

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Harrow has an Australian Rules football and netball club competing in the Horsham & District Football League.[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-6169-0-0-0&sID=90644 Horsham District Football Netball League]

Golfers play at the Balmoral Golf Club on Rocklands Road.{{Citation | author= Golf Select | title = Balmoral | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=915 | access-date = 2009-05-11 }}

The Douglas Mine owned by Iluka Resources, which operated from 2006 to 2012 is located nearby.