About Coleraine
Coleraine is a town in Victoria, Australia on the
Glenelg Highway, 350 kilometres (217 mi) west of
the state capital, Melbourne and 35 kilometres
(22 mi) north-west of Hamilton in the Shire of
Southern Grampians local government area.
The nearest village to Coleraine is Merino about
18.5 km away. Merino has a population of about
around 220 (based on the 2001 census). The
nearest more populous place to Coleraine is the
town of Casterton which is 26km away with a
population of around 1,700.