The town is located on the Western Highway, 136 kilometres (85 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne and 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of the regional centre, Ballarat.

Burrumbeet Post Office opened on 1 September 1857 and closed in 1978.

[2] In August 1874, Burrumbeet railway station was opened, along with the line from Ballarat to Ararat.

[3] Burrumbeet has a Thoroughbred horse racing club, the Burrumbeet Park & Windermere Racing Club, which holds one race meeting a year, the Burrumbeet Cup meeting on New Year's Day.

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