| 词条 | Natimuk |
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| type = town | name = Natimuk | state = vic | image = Mount Arapiles1.jpg | caption = Mount Arapiles | use_lga_map = yes | coordinates = {{coord|36|45|S|141|57|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position =right | lga = Rural City of Horsham | postcode = 3409 | est = | pop = 514 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | elevation= | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = Lowan | fedgov = Mallee | dist1 = 328 | dir1 = NW | location1= Melbourne | dist2 = 27 | dir2 = W | location2= Horsham }} Natimuk is a town in Western Victoria, Australia. It is located about {{convert|300|km}} northwest of Melbourne. A further {{cvt|10|km}} west of Natimuk is one of Australia's best climbing areas, Mount Arapiles. At the 2016 census, Natimuk had a population of 514, up from 449 in 2006. HistoryThe local post office opened as "Natimuk Creek" on 1 July 1874 and was renamed "Natimuk" in 1884.[2] A railway line, built in a number of sections, once connected Horsham and Hamilton, running via Cavendish, Balmoral and East Natimuk.[3] In 2004 Natimuk hosted 10000 people for Triple J's One Night Stand. DescriptionNatimuk has traditionally survived as a rural service centre for the surrounding grain and sheep farming community. More recently it has diversified into tourism and staved off the decline common in other Wimmera towns. People from all over the planet flock to Natimuk because of the rock climbing at Mount Arapiles and the nearby Grampians. Around 60 rock climbers (locally known as goats) have made Natimuk their home due to the climbing and lifestyle. Every two years Natimuk hosts its arts festival, the Nati Frinj. Natimuk's arts friendly focus has attracted and supported artists from nearby regions or urban areas to settle in the town. SportThe town has traditionally had strong Netball teams - The Ewes. Natimuk also fields three or four Australian Rules teams who compete in the Horsham & District Football League. Golfers play at the course of the Natimuk Golf Club at Mount Arapiles State Park.[4] There is also a lawn bowls club, tennis club, cricket club and people come from miles around to compete and train with the Natimuk Gymnastics Club.[5] EnvironmentThere are many small wetlands in the district, and the town lies close to the Natimuk-Douglas Wetlands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for a variety of waterbirds.[6] EventsNatimuk hosts Goatfest, an annual climbing film festival, which coincides with the influx of climbers over the Easter holidays.[7] References1. ^{{Census 2006 AUS | id = UCL237800 | Natimuk (L) (Urban Centre/Locality) | accessdate = 2007-11-12 | quick = on}} 2. ^{{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}} 3. ^The Horsham - Hamilton via Balmoral Railway Turton, Keith W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin July, 1968 pp153-171 4. ^{{Citation |author= Golf Select |title= Natimuk |url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1050 |accessdate= 2009-05-11}} 5. ^{{Citation |title= Natimuk Gymnastics Club |url= http://www.natimuk.gymnastics.org.au}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Natimuk-Douglas Wetlands |accessdate=2011-08-29 |work= Birdata |first= |last= |publisher=Birds Australia |date=}} 7. ^{{cite book |title= Arapiles Selected Climbs |edition= 3rd |author1= Simon Mentz |author2= Glenn Tempest |isbn= 978-0-9875264-2-7 |publisher= Open Spaces Publishing |date= 2016}} External links{{Commons category-inline}}
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