Garibaldi, Victoria

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Garibaldi is a locality in the Western District of the Australian state of Victoria, on the lands of the Wathaurong people.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1996 |title=Map of Indigenous Australia |url=https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |language=en}}

Garibaldi is a town within the local government area of Golden Plains.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-15 |title=Know Your Council – Golden Plains Shire Council |url=https://www.vic.gov.au/know-your-council-golden-plains-shire-council |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.vic.gov.au |language=en-AU}} It covers around 12 square kilometers of mostly farms and rural holdings.{{Cite web |title=Garibaldi Community Plan 2024-2027 |url=https://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-05/Garibaldi%20Community%20Plan%202024-2027%20Snapshot.pdf |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=Golden Plains Shire}} The township grew originally around mining activity during the gold rush{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Golden Plains Shire Town Character Profiles |url=https://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-11/Golden%20Plains%20C%20and%20C.S.A%20V7%20compressed.pdf |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=Golden Plains Shire |page=57}} In 2021, Garibaldi had a population of 131 with a median age of 43.{{Cite web |title=2021 Garibaldi, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL20968 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}

The main landmark in Garibaldi is the Garibaldi Hall on Hardies Hill Road, which was originally the Garibaldi School opened in 1879.{{Cite web |title=Garibaldi Community Park |url=https://www.goldfieldsguide.com.au/explore-location/540/garibaldi-community-park/ |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=Goldfields Guide}} The School was built with capacity for 150 students.{{Cite news |date=1879-08-09 |title=OPENING OF THE GARIBALDI SCHOOL No. 2173. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232172772 |access-date=2024-05-18 |work=Ballarat Courier}}{{Cite news |date=1879-08-09 |title=THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION AT GARIBALDI. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article200129455 |access-date=2024-05-18 |work=Ballarat Star}} The School closed in 1943,{{Cite web |title=Former Garibaldi State School No. 2173 |url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/31689/download-report |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=Victorian Heritage Database}} with the Education Department considering removing the vacant School Building to Lismore in 1948.{{Cite news |date=1948-11-24 |title=Garibaldi School Building to Remain |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205678050 |access-date=2024-05-18 |work=Age}}

It remained in Garibaldi and was restored as a Community Hall around 1986.{{Cite web |date=1986 |title=Photograph - Original Colour Photo of Garibaldi School, Former Garibaldi School. |url=https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/66381cf4993223890897093c |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Victorian Collections |language=en}} The Hall is surrounded by Monterey Pine trees planted as a memorial to the soldiers of the district who served in World War One, a sculpture created as part of a public art programme in 2018,{{Cite web |title=Sculpture in Garibaldi officially unveiled {{!}} Golden Plains Shire Council |url=https://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/news/sculpture-garibaldi-officially-unveiled |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au}} a playground constructed in 2021,{{Cite web |title=Playground Upgrade Program Continues {{!}} Golden Plains Shire Council |url=https://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/news/playground-upgrade-program-continues |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au}}{{Cite web |last=Magrath |first=Jonathon |date=2021-10-20 |title=More works for more play |url=https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/goldenplains/news/more-works-for-more-play/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Golden Plains Times |language=en-AU}} and wetlands.