Scotchmans Lead Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 37°40′S 143°51′E / 37.667°S 143.850°E |
Population | 105 ( 2021 census) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 3352 |
LGA(s) | City of Ballarat |
State electorate(s) | Eureka |
Federal division(s) | Ballarat |
Scotchmans Lead, a rural locality 6 km (3.7 statute miles) from Buninyong, in South Western Victoria, Australia, sits between the Yarrowee River, Midland Highway and Scotchmans Lead Road. It has recently[ when?] been renamed Scotchmans Lead from Yarrowee, after a proposal by the Ballarat City Council to change its name back to the name of its historic days. [ citation needed]
Scotchmans Lead was once a prominent mining area and farming area, with many properties still rearing animals such as cows and horses. The former Scotchmans Lead school, itself originally a church, has recently[ timeframe?] been turned into a bed-and-breakfast.
Scotchman's Lead Post Office opened on 17 January 1865, was renamed Yarrowee in 1875, and closed in 1961. [2]