| 词条 | Boort |
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| type = town | name = Boort | state = vic | image = Boort Godfrey Street 002.JPG | caption = Godfrey Street, the main street of Boort | image_alt = | use_lga_map = yes | relief = | coordinates = {{coord|36|06|S|143|43|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = right | map_alt = | pop = 873 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | poprank = | density = | density_footnotes = | established = | established_footnotes = | abolished = | gazetted = | postcode = 3537 | elevation = 90 | elevation_footnotes = | area = | area_footnotes = | timezone = | utc = | timezone-dst = | utc-dst = | dist1 = 251 | dir1 = NW | location1 = Melbourne | dist2 = 103 | dir2 = NW | location2 = Bendigo | dist3 = 106 | dir3 = S | location3 = Swan Hill | lga = Shire of Loddon | seat = | region = | county = | division = | stategov = Murray Plains | fedgov = Murray | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_footnotes = | managing_authorities = | url = | maxtemp = 22.6 | maxtemp_footnotes = | mintemp = 9.2 | mintemp_footnotes = | rainfall = 395.8 | rainfall_footnotes = | near-n = | near-ne = | near-e = | near-se = | near-s = | near-sw = | near-w = | near-nw = | near = | footnotes = }} Boort ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɔər|t}}) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located next to Lake Boort, in the Shire of Loddon. The town is known for its native birdlife. Boort is a local Aboriginal word meaning "Smoke from the hill". Main sources of employment are retail, olive processing and tourism. Agriculture is a major industry and employer in the Boort region. Produce includes cereal crops, tomatoes, canola, olives and wool. PopulationAt the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Boort had a population of 873. 83.8% of people were born in Australia and 87.9% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 26.9%, Uniting Church 15.0% and Catholic 12.5%.[1] Sporting activitiesBoort is known as The Northern Oasis. Lake Boort is central to the town and is used for water sports including skiing, sailing, duck hunting, fishing and swimming. Boort has an Australian rules football team, Boort Football, Hockey, Netball Club competes in the North Central Football League. Notable players from Boort are VFL Brownlow Medallist John Schultz. The team previously recruited ex-AFL player Lance Picioane. The club colours are black and white. Golfers play at the Boort Golf Club on Charlton Road.[2] InfrastructureThe Post Office opened on 14 August 1874,[3] and the railway arrived in 1883. Boort has a hospital, pharmacy, P-12 school, butcher shop, newsagent, hairdresser, supermarket, hardware store, tyre service, mechanic and community centre. See also
References1. ^1 {{Census 2016 AUS |id=SSC20298|name=Boort (State Suburb) |accessdate=13 July 2018|quick=on}} 2. ^{{Citation | author= Golf Select | title = Boort | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=935 | accessdate = 2009-05-11 }} 3. ^{{Citation| last = Premier Postal History| title = Post Office List| url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 }} External links{{commons category-inline}}
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