Victoria location profile
Tooborac VIC 3522
Tooborac is a small rural township in the Mitchell Shire known for its historic country pub, craft brewery, and gateway position to the Heathcote wine region. It offers a quiet, community-focused lifestyle amid granite-studded hills and state forests, appealing to tree-changers and farming families.
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Why families consider Tooborac
Predominantly farming and lifestyle properties with a mix of long-term rural families, trades, and tree-changers. Pace is slow, amenities are limited locally, and social life often centres on the hotel-brewery, primary school, sports reserve, and nearby wineries.
Amenities & services
- Tooborac Hotel & Brewery (meals, craft beer, pies)
- Tooborac Primary School
- General store/post office (limited supplies)
- Heathcote shopping and IGA (nearby)
- Kilmore District Health and clinics (nearby)
- Heathcote Health hospital and GP clinics (nearby)
- Local cellar doors (Merindoc, McIvor Estate) and eateries in Heathcote
- Heathcote Library, 125 High Street, Heathcote
- Kilmore Library (Mitchell Shire Libraries), Sydney Street, Kilmore
- Lancefield Library (Macedon Ranges Libraries), High Street, Lancefield
Transport & connectivity
- Nearest train stations: Kilmore East (Seymour line), Broadford, Wallan; Kyneton (Bendigo line)
- V/Line coach services (limited) via Heathcote/Kilmore; school bus services
- Major roads: Northern Highway (B75), Lancefield–Tooborac Road (C325), Pyalong–Tooborac Road (C326)
Lifestyle & recreation
- Tooborac Recreation Reserve (cricket, tennis, community events)
- Cellar doors and wine touring in the Heathcote region
- Bushwalking, 4WD and trail riding in Tooborac State Forest
- Nearby attractions: Pink Cliffs Geological Reserve (Heathcote), Cobaw State Forest
- Tooborac State Forest
- Heathcote–Graytown National Park (nearby)
- Pink Cliffs Geological Reserve (Heathcote)
- Cobaw State Forest (nearby)
Education context
Very limited in-town options; families typically use childcare and kindergartens in Heathcote, Kilmore, Lancefield or Broadford, with family day care networks servicing the district.
- La Trobe University Bendigo Campus (Flora Hill, Bendigo)
- La Trobe University Melbourne Campus (Bundoora)
- RMIT University Bundoora Campus
- University of Melbourne (Parkville)