Purnim, Victoria
Purnim is a small town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located south west of the state capital, Melbourne, on the Hopkins Highway midway between Warrnambool and Mortlake. At the, Purnim and the surrounding area had a population of 459.
Purnim Post Office opened on 1 November 1868.
Buildings of interest are the Purnim Hotel, Purnim Mechanics Institute hall, the abandoned Australian rules football oval, the primary school, and a church. A milk bar was joined to one of the houses until 2003.
Purnim has a cricket team competing in the Grassmere Cricket Association.The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Purnim sits are the Eastern Maar people, who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation.
