Scotsburn, Victoria

Scotsburn is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Ballarat on the Midland Highway toward Geelong. Its local government area is the Shire of Moorabool and the City of Ballarat.

Located at the foot of Mount Buninyong, it was named after the Scott family which settled in the area around 1840. Andrew and Celia Scott, who arrived in Australia in 1839, established a cattle farm of 16,000 acres (65 km). After a period of growing potatoes in 1841-42 during poor financial times, in 1843 the Scott family began to run sheep. The Scott family also purchased property in the western district of Victoria and in New South Wales with some members of the family moving to run sheep on new stations. Over time various sections of the original farm were sold to new farmers in the district.