What is "dimboola"

Dimboola is a town in the Shire of Hindmarsh in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia, 334 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.

Dimboola is a 1979 Australian independent film directed by John Duigan about a country wedding reception. It is based on the 1969 play of the same name by Jack Hibberd and was principally filmed on location in Dimboola, Victoria.

Dimboola is a play by the Australian author Jack Hibberd. It premiered in 1969 at La Mama Theatre under the direction of Graeme Blundell. The whole action of the play supposedly takes place at a real wedding at which the actors represent the families of the bride and groom and the audience are "invited guests". The play is described in the program notes as Rabelaisian and rumbustious.

Dimboola (derived from a Ceylonian/Sri Lankan Sinhala word dimbula, meaning "land of figs") may refer to:

• Dimboola, a town in Victoria, Australia
  • Dimboola railway station
  • Dimboola Memorial Secondary College
  • Shire of Dimboola, a local government area of Victoria from 1885 to 1995
• Dimboola (play), a play by Jack Hibberd
  • Dimboola (film), a 1979 film based on the play
• SS Dimboola, a ship involved in the 1919 Fremantle Wharf riot

Dimboola is a 1973 film. It is a filmed recording of a performance of Jack Hibberd's play of the same name by the Australian Performing Group at The Pram Factory.