Warracknabeal is a town in the Australian state of Victoria, located in the Victorian wheatbelt. Situated on the banks of the Yarriambiack Creek, 330 km northwest of Melbourne, it is the business and services centre of the northern Wimmera and southern Mallee districts, and hosts local government offices of the Shire of Yarriambiack. At the 2011 census, Warracknabeal district had a population of 2,745, of which 2,340 lived in the town.
Post office and war memorial
Warracknabeal Hotel
Former Town Hall and sheep dog and wheatbag statue (left)
Wimmera Southern Mallee (region)
The Victorian government's Wimmera Southern Mallee subregion is part of the Grampians region in western Victoria. It includes most of what is considered the Wimmera, and part of the southern Mallee region. The subregion is based on the social catchment of Horsham, its main settlement.
Mount Arapiles rises above the flat Wimmera plain.