Dimboola (population 1500) is located in Hindmarsh Shire in the Wimmera region of Western Victoria, Australia, 334 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.
Named after the Sinhalese word meaning 'land of figs', Dimboola's original inhabitants were the Wotjobaluk aboriginal people before initial European settlement in 1846.
Dimboola's economy is predominately rural, with wheat, sheep and timber being traditionally important, although there have been recent forays into emu and alpaca rearing and olive plantations.
Paintings of Dimboola landscapes by noted Australian painter Sidney Nolan, who was stationed in the area while on army duty in World War II, can be found in the National Gallery of Victoria. Dimboola is also the setting of the play (and subsequent film) `Dimboola' by Jack Hibberd.
Dimboola is a quiet wheatbelt town of around 1700 people situated on a fine stretch of the Wimmera River by the edge of Little Desert.
It is single-storey brick structure that was built in 1877 as the Lowan Shire Hall, becoming the headquarters of Dimboola Shire council from 1885 to 1914.
The Victoria Hotel, on the corner of Wimmera and Victoria Streets, is another centrepiece of the town.
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