page_title: Wimmera Regional Library Corporation
section_title: Mobile Library
hierarchical_section_title: Wimmera Regional Library Corporation / Branches / Mobile Library
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of the WRLC's first mobile library
context_page_description: The Wimmera Regional Library Corporation is situated in the northwest of Victoria, Australia. It covers an area of approximately 36,800 km². and serves six local government bodies - Buloke Shire Council, Hindmarsh Shire Council, Horsham Rural City Council, Northern Grampians Shire Council, West Wimmera Shire Council and Yarriambiack Shire Council. The Shires have a combined population of approximately 52,000. As these figures indicate, its clientele is predominantly rural-based and often has considerable distances between centres.
  The Wimmera Regional Library operates 11 static branches and one Mobile library. The Mobile library visits 17 sites over a two-week roster period.
context_section_description: The Mobile library was officially opened with a Bedford TK model truck with body made by Bodycraft of Geelong in June 1967, by the State Librarian Mr K. Horn, Initially operating in Birchip, Donald and Karkarooc Shires, it commenced service to Arapiles (Natimuk) in March 1968.  The Service was extended to Yaapeet in February 1969, but an offer to Dunmunkle was rejected in 1969. In 1971–72 there were 27 towns visited – Banyena, Beulah town and school, Birchip (plus 3 schools), Brim East, Cannum, Donald and 3 schools, Dooen, Hopetoun and 3 schools, Jung, Kalkee, Lascelles, Longerenong, McKenzie Creek, Natimuk, Netherby, Noradjuha, Nurrabiel, Patchewollock and school, Quantong, St Helen's Plains, Sheep Hills, Speed, Tempy, Toolondo, Vectis, Watchupga School, Watchem School, Woomelang School, Yaapeet and Yanac.
  In June 1980 a new semi-trailer was introduced, the WRLS was the second library region, after Swan Hill, to use a semi-trailer. The trailer was purchased from Carrum Downs Motor Bodies and the Louisville LN700 prime mover from Provincial Motors in Bendigo.
  The Minyip and Murtoa sites were added to the timetable in February 1981.  When Kowree joined the WRLS in 1986, mobile service was provided to Goroke in March, but ceased in December.
  A new Mitsubishi FP418 prime mover was purchased in July 1992 for $70,748. When Stawell Regional Library joined WRLS in 1993, the Mobile Library served the sites previously visited by the Stawell caravan.  Operation began at Hindmarsh Shire sites – Jeparit and Rainbow in November 1995.  In October 1995 the service was extended to Dergholm and Poolaijelo in the West Wimmera Shire, formerly served by Glenelg Regional Library. A new Mobile Library trailer made by Brimarco Industries in Ballarat was introduced to service in January 1997, after going to tender in July 1996. The old trailer was 17 years old.  The Mitsubishi prime mover was replaced by an Iveco from Maneys in Mt Gambier, in July 2004.
caption: The first WRLC Mobile Library
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