{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Tooborac | state = vic | image = TooboracEmus.JPG | caption = Emu statues in the main street | use_lga_map = yes | coordinates = {{coord|37|03|S|144|48|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = right | lga = Shire of Mitchell | postcode = 3522 | est = | pop = | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | elevation= | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = [[Electoral district of Euroa|Euroa]] | fedgov = [[Division of Bendigo|Bendigo]] | dist1 = 93 | dir1 = N | location1= Melbourne | dist2 = 63 | dir2 = SE | location2= Bendigo | dist3 = 35 | dir3 = W | location3= [[Seymour, Victoria|Seymour]] | dist4 = 17 | dir4 = S | location4= [[Heathcote, Victoria|Heathcote]] | dist5 = 10 | dir5 = N | location5= Pyalong }} '''Tooborac''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|uː|b|ər|æ|k}} is a town in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The town is in the [[Shire of Mitchell]] local government area, {{convert|93|km|mi}} north of the state capital, [[Melbourne]]. At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Tooborac and the surrounding area had a population of 405. At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Tooborac and the surrounding area had a population of 310.<ref name="ABS2016">{{cite web |title=2016 Census QuickStats Tooborac |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC22520 |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=30 March 2019}}</ref>
Tooborac Post Office opened on 1 January 1872.<ref name="a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Tooborac* | access-date = 24 March 2021 }}</ref>
Tooborac has recently undergone a resurgence with the renovation of the Tooborac Hotel and the construction of a [[microbrewery|craft brewery]]. The 150-year-old two storey [[bluestone#Australia|bluestone]] and ironstone hotel is a meeting place for locals and travellers alike.
Tooborac is known for its annual 'Octooberfest', a German Octoberfest themed event.
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