Snake Valley, Victoria

Snake Valley is a town in central Western Victoria, Australia, on Linton-Carngham Road, 27km west of Ballarat and 153km west of Melbourne, in the Shire of Pyrenees. At the, Snake Valley had a population of 329. A post office was opened on 1 March 1859.Aboriginal Snake ValleyAborigines inhabited Snake Valley for tens of thousands of years before Europeans arrived. The Carringum balug clan of the Wathaurong are the traditional owners of the land surrounding Snake Valley/Carngham district. The nearby town of Carngham therefore appears to be the name of the Aboriginal clan that originally lived in the area. They called Snake Valley itself Nimbuck or NimluckReligionSnake Valley has churches of five Christian denominations, although not all of them are being used as places of worship. The Anglican Church of Holy Trinity is located on Linton-Carngham Rd and is a part of the Woady Yaloak Mission District, Anglican Diocese of Ballarat. The Catholic St Brigid's is located on the corner of Linton-Carngham Road and is a part of St Peter's Parish, Linton. The Carngham Uniting Church on the Linton-Carngham Road has hosted organ recitals as part of the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival.Sport and recreationSnake Valley has football, netball and cricket teams as well as an irregular 12 hole golf course.EducationWoady Yaloak Primary School provides the first level of education to the town. Secondary students must travel to other places such as Ballarat or Beaufort for education.