Gorae
- Local Government Area
- Glenelg
- Postcode
- 3305
- Population
- 236
- Area
- 71.35 km²
- Coordinates
- -38.2368, 141.5518
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Gorae
Gorae is a rural locality in south-west Victoria about 15 kilometres north-west of Portland, its name said to derive from an Aboriginal word for kangaroo. The district developed as timber and grazing country supplying the port of Portland, with a sawmill operating from the late 1880s and apple orchards from about 1910 until the 1930s. A school opened in 1881 and a Wesleyan church in 1898, reflecting a close-knit farming community.
Nearby localities
- Gorae West 7 km
- Heathmere 7 km
- Bolwarra (Vic.) 7 km
- Portland North 7 km
- Cashmore 9 km
- Dutton Way 9 km