| Colac Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 The Princes Highway running through Colac | |||||||||||||||
  Colac | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°20′25″S 143°35′05″E / 38.34028°S 143.58472°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 9,243 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3250 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 134.0 m (440 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | +11:00 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Colac Otway Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Polwarth | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
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Colac /ˈkoʊlæk/[2] is a small city[3] in the Western District of Victoria, Australia, approximately 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne on the southern shore of Lake Colac.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Colac (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Butler, S., ed. (2009). "Colac". Macquarie Dictionary (5th ed.). Sydney: Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-1-876429-66-9. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Colac". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 February 2008. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
