Glenorchy, Victoria

Glenorchy Victoria
The former bakery in Glenorchy, now a residence
Glenorchy
Coordinates	36°54′0″S 142°40′0″E / 36.90000°S 142.66667°E / -36.90000; 142.66667Coordinates: 36°54′0″S 142°40′0″E / 36.90000°S 142.66667°E / -36.90000; 142.66667
Population	271 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	3385
Location	257 km (160 mi) NW of Melbourne 144 km (89 mi) NW of Ballarat 53 km (33 mi) SE of Horsham 23 km (14 mi) NW of Stawell
LGA(s)	Shire of Northern Grampians
State electorate(s)	Ripon
Federal Division(s)	Wannon

Glenorchy is a town in the Wimmera district of the Australian state of Victoria. The town in located in the Northern Grampians Shire and on the Wimmera River, 257 kilometres (160 mi) north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2011 census, Glenorchy had a population of 271.

The town was established around the "Four Posts Inn", opened in 1847 and within two years boasted a store, smithy and post office. The town was surveyed in 1850 by Robert Buchanan who named it after Glen Orchy in Scotland.

In 2010, Glenorchy was subjected to flooding after the Wimmera River broke its banks.