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WARRION

Warrion is a village in south west Victoria, Australia. Its buildings include a Hotel, a church, a fire brigade station staffed by volunteers, and a community hall. Warrion sits at the foot of Warrion Hill. At the 2006 census, the town and surrounding area had a population of 525.

Warrion Post Office opened on 24 August 1875 and closed in 1976.

Main rural industries included cropping of peas and onions, and dairy farming. Warrion has important groundwater resources, which are used widely in local farming activities. In recent years, farms have been absorbed into larger landholdings, with an associated decline in rural population. Underground water storage is under threat due to a prolonged drought and an increase in irrigation from large capacity bores on huge dairy farms.

Source: Wikipedia