Beulah, Victoria

Beulah is a town in the southern Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area, 395 kilometres north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Beulah had a population of 429.[1]

Beulah
Victoria
Main street of Beulah, 2012
Beulah
Coordinates35°56′17″S 142°25′12″E
Population429 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3395
Elevation100 m (328 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Yarriambiack
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal Division(s)Mallee
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.4 °C
72 °F		 8.5 °C
47 °F		 375.4 mm
14.8 in

History

The town's name is taken from the Book of Isaiah, 62:4.In some English translations the word is given as "married" or "inhabited".[2]

Beulah was established on land that was once part of Brim station. Closer settlement began in the 1880s and the town site was proclaimed in 1891. A Post Office opened on May 6, 1891 and the railway from Warracknabeal opened on 5 January 1893.[3][4] The line to Hopetoun opened on 6 March 1894.[4] The town claims to be the closest to the rabbit-proof fence, established to prevent the incursion of rabbit plagues.[5]

In January 2020, Beulah became the focus of national news coverage after the owner of a house, Cheryl Lawdorn, flew a large Wehrmacht flag featuring a swastika over her home for a fortnight. The flag drew criticism from locals, Yarriambiack Shire Council, the Australian B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, Victoria Police, and the state premier Daniel Andrews who referred to the flag as "disgusting". The event led to calls for a ban on people publicly displaying the swastika.[6][7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Beulah (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. "Beulah". Travel. Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
  3. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. "Hopteoun Line". Infrastructure. VICSIG. 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  5. "Beulah, Victoria". Travelmate. Retrieved 27 May 2007.
  6. Fox Koob, Simone. "Couple flies Nazi flag over Victorian home". The Age. Nine.
  7. Thorne, Leonie; Wales, Sean. "Nazi flag flying over Victorian home condemned amid calls to strengthen anti-vilification laws". ABC NEWS. ABC. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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