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  Grampians Estate: Grampians Wine Region Western Victoria Australia: Shiraz, Chardonnay, Unwooded Chardonnay
Grampians Estate 2004 Streeton Reserve Shiraz was recently rated 96 points and 5 wine glasses and 93 Points and 4.5 wine glasses for the 2004 Rutherford Sparkling Shiraz.
The Grampians Estate vineyard was established in 1989, with the first wines being produced in 1995.
The vineyard is located on “Thermopylae”, a sheep farming property producing wool and prime lamb on the eastern foothills of the Grampians National Park in the picturesque Mafeking valley.
www.grampiansestate.com.au   (200 words)

  
 The Grampians National Park Portal
Declared a National Park in 1984, The Grampians National Park is an oasis of diversity, set amongst the agricultural Western District of Victoria.
Grampians Grelco Run - Self contained cottages and homestead accommodation on 1,000 acres of natural bushland, adjacent to the Grampians National Park.
Grampians Adventure Golf - "The Ultimate in Miniature Golf" - Grampians Adventure Golf is nestled in the heart of the spectacular Grampians National Park in Halls Gap.
www.thegrampians.com.au   (420 words)

  
  Grampians National Park (Gariwerd)
The Grampians National Park is a place of contrasting spectacular natural beauty and hosts a major Aboriginal rock art region of south-eastern Australia.
The Grampians was designated as State Forest in 1872 and was declared a National Park in 1984.
The Grampians wetlands, particularly those in the south of the park, support a diverse community of waterbirds, including the great egret.
www.environment.gov.au /heritage/national/sites/grampians.html   (883 words)

  
  grampians.html
The Grampians ranges, which attract 750,000 visitors each year, are arguably at their best in October, when most of the wildflowers are in bloom - although in the higher sub-alpine areas they can be found until Christmas.
The poor sandy soils that characterise most parts of the Grampians mean that the trees are stunted and sparse, allowing the wildflowers to proliferate in the sunlight.
The Grampians are made up of four ranges running north-south: the Mount William Range to the east; the central range consisting of the Mount Difficult Range, the Wonderland Range, the Serra Range and the Mount Victory Range; to the west is the Victoria Range; and, further west again, the low Black Range.
middlec.customer.netspace.net.au /c_writing/grampians.html   (1056 words)

  
 Grampians Australia, Victoria, Information, accommodation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Grampians are named after the mountain range in Scotland due to their resemblance, as seen through the eyes of the Scottish explorer, Major Mitchell who climbed them in 1836.
The Grampians are located in the mid west of Victoria and the wild sandstone formations form the western extremity of the Great Dividing Range.
Grampians wineries are also becoming established and there are over twenty to visit in the area and the Pyrenees region, further east.
www.auinfo.com /grampians.htm   (388 words)

  
 Grampians Water
In addition Grampians Water needs to ensure that adequate water continues to be made available in town storages for rural customers who may need to cart water for emergency supplies.
Grampians Water is continuing to work closely with its bulk water supplier, Wimmera Mallee Water, in monitoring the situation and ensuring a future supply for its customers.
Grampians Water reminds customers that breaching water restrictions is an offence, but more importantly it places long term supply to all users at risk.
www.grampianswater.org.au /restrictions/index.shtml   (855 words)

  
 The Grampians Victoria
Grampians National Park is the third largest in Victoria.
In the Grampians there are many rock shelters where Aboriginal people camped and painted images of their life and law on the sandstone walls.These two sites, near Buandik camping area, are among the most extensive.
The plains east of the Grampians are also one of the State’s most historical and highly acclaimed wine making regions.
www.ballarat.com /grampians.htm   (953 words)

  
 Rock Climbing in the Grampians, Victoria, Australia
The Grampians quite possibly offers more climbs in the one general location than any other place in the country.
Never-the-less, the Grampians does provide places such as the ever popular "Summer Day Valley", where access is a breeze.
There are about half a dozen other guide books for the Grampians region, covering specific areas in detail, but the aforementioned guide gives you the cream of the crop from all of them.
www.chockstone.org /Grampians/Grampians.htm   (2549 words)

  
 The Grampians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Grampians are a mountain range that are in western Victoria.
The Grampians are approximately 200 kilometres to the west of Melbourne.
The Grampians are not all bush, but there are mountains, streams, creeks, lakes and small towns and villages.
teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au /cyberfair2002/thegrampians.htm   (243 words)

  
 Grampians National Park travel guide - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grampians National Park [1] is in western Victoria, Australia.
The Grampians ranges are renown for their hiking trails, wildlife and wildflowers.
The paved Grampians Tourist Road from Halls Gap to Dunkeld at the southern end of the ranges is a scenic drive through the ranges.
wikitravel.org /en/Grampians_National_Park   (567 words)

  
 Grampians Accommodation
Grampians Paradise Camping and Caravan Parkland Pomonal - We invite you to be our guests and to enjoy a relaxing holiday at Grampians Paradise nestled under the highest peaks of the Grampians mountain ranges,...
More Grampians View Cottages and Units Halls Gap - P The Grampians National Park is 165,000 hectares of nature at its spectacular best awaiting your discovery.
Grampians YHA Eco-Hostel Halls Gap - Grampians YHA Eco-Hostel is a ground breaking eco-hostel with many state of the art features designed to protect and compliment the natural environment...
www.about-australia.com /travel-guides/victoria/grampians/accommodation   (1501 words)

  
 Grampians and Pyrenees, Victoria Australia
The great natural attractions of The Grampians National Park draw both the energetic, and the not so energetic, to witness its fabulous lofty vistas.
From the basalt plains of Western Victoria rise the majestic Grampians, 167,000 hectares of national park.
The southern end of the Grampians has a geological link with the volcanic plains stretching down to Warrnambool on the coast, and the inland salt water lakes around Derrinallum and Colac.
www.greatplacestostay.com.au /grampians_c.asp   (505 words)

  
 Grampians Region
The Grampians Region directly employs staff across these programs in direct care roles and there are also career opportunities in corporate support roles/project officer positions.
Grampians Region is the perfect host serving up a fine array of festivals, including the world famous Begonia Festival in Ballarat, along with the Gourmet Food and Wine Festival in Halls Gap.
Ballarat, the main city within the Region, lies close to some of Central Victoria's finest attractions, including the spectacular Grampians, the wineries of the Pyrenees, the historic mining towns such as Clunes and Creswick and the fine restaurants of Daylesford, not to mention the wonderful experience of the Health Retreats and spas at Hepburn Springs.
www.dhs.vic.gov.au /careers/grampians.htm   (284 words)

  
 Grampians National Park- Melbourne, Australia - VirtualTourist.com
The Grampians is a mountain range and national park in Victoria (Australia), 235 kilometres west of Melbourne.
The Grampians are famed for its precipitous sandstone ranges, waterfalls, wildflowers and wildlife.
Halls Gap is the holiday capital in the heart of the Grampians and a perfect stepping-off point for all destinations in the park.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Australia/State_of_Victoria/Melbourne-1873103/Things_To_Do-Melbourne-Grampians_National_Park-BR-1.html   (1001 words)

  
 Brisbane to the Grampians pictures from australia photos on webshots
I pictorial history of a road trip from Brisbane, Queensland to the Grampians National park, Victoria in the winter of 2002.
This album is filed in travel and australia.
Find more albums about Brisbane to the Grampians.
community.webshots.com /album/152941570tpvewg   (313 words)

  
 Parks Victoria: Grampians National Park page
As European settlement spread, the Grampians became and remain, due to schemes like the Wimmera water supply system, a vital source of water for farming and domestic purposes in a large part of north-western Victoria.
The Grampian's rich and diverse post settlement history also included timber production for mines and farms, gold mining and quarrying, of which the Heatherley Quarry is a good example.
Twenty of these, including the Grampians Gum and Grampians Parrot-pea, are found nowhere else in the world.
www.parkweb.vic.gov.au /1park_display.cfm?park=109   (1483 words)

  
 Grampians Information Page
The Grampians is Australia's equivalent to the Lakes District in England and despite a vast difference in flora and fauna, both regions encapsulate the notional views of the region.
The Grampians are made up of four different mountain ranges: the Mt Difficult Range in the north, the Mt William Range in the east, the Serra Range in the southeast and the Victoria Range in the southwest.
Halls Gap is the only town in the Grampians and lies in a valley between the northern tip of the Mt William Range and the southern tip of the Mt Difficult Range.
www.warrnamboolcam.com /graminfo.htm   (798 words)

  
 Rock Climbing Australia
Not only is the Grampians a world class climbing area it is slowly becoming renowned for its bouldering.
For the southern Grampians, turn left onto the Glenelg Hwy at Ballarat towards Dunkeld.
CAMPING: It is possible to camp throughout the bush in the Grampians.
www.climbing.com.au /crags/guide.php?page=grampians   (287 words)

  
 Grampians - Australian wine regions - Wine Diva Australia
The Grampians region of Victoria is one of Australia's most stunning wine regions.
The Grampians is a jewel in Victoria's natural history crown.
Although the region is wedged between The Grampians Range and Serra Range to the west and the Pyrenees Range the region itself is not high at around 350 metres.
www.winediva.com.au /regions/grampians.asp   (319 words)

  
 Grampians area
The Grampians are the meeting place of Victoria's western volcanic plains and the forested Great Dividing Range.
The Grampians region is home to extensive vineyards, fields of golden wheat, rich olive groves and orchards of fruit and berries.
Grampians Gourmet Weekend is held during May in Halls Gap.
www.about-australia.com /victoria/grampians/destinations/grampians-area   (182 words)

  
 australia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Grampians, with its lofty summits and ridgelines, forests, heath lands, swamps and sub-alpine zones, is home to a third of all plant species found in Victoria.
The Grampians region is home to extensive vineyards, fields of golden wheat, rich olive groves and orchards of fruit and berries.
Grampians Gourmet Weekend is held during May in Halls Gap.
www.australia.com /places_to_go/Explore_by_maps/Victoria/VIC_Grampians/compute_url.aust?L=en&C=AU   (501 words)

  
 Grampians
The State Library of Victoria and the National Trust have joined forced to exhibit their La Trobe Collection as part of the Year of La Trobe.
This one-off festival celebrates the survival and recovery of the Grampians district from a year of fires.
Includes Shakespeare in the Grampians, Scarecrows in the Vineyard and varieties of food and wine.
www.whitehat.com.au /Victoria/Regions/Grampians.asp   (863 words)

  
 Grampians National Park, Australia
The Grampians are a range of rugged sandstone mountains up to 1000m high, the last remains of the western foothills of the Great Dividing Range.
The Grampians were declared a national park in 1984.
In the western Grampians there are Aboriginal cave paintings, and at the visitor center there is an exhibition of Aboriginal culture.
www.planetware.com /grampians/grampians-national-park-aus-vic-gpnp.htm   (219 words)

  
 DCR Images - Grampians
Well I have finally seen wildlife in Australia, wildlife that is actually wild that is. This weekend I went to the Grampians.
Two weeks after I was in the Grampians a bush fire ravaged the area.
The main road through the Grampians was still closed so I could not revisit the area the way I wanted to but I did get pictures of the devastation at the edge of where the fire went through.
www.dcrimages.com /travel/australia/grampians.htm   (481 words)

  
 Visit Grampians - Grampians Accommodation, Events and Attractions - Welcome
Whether you are a keen bushwalker or simply enjoy an afternoon stroll in the beautiful bushland and countryside of the Grampians Region, walking offers everyone space to think, as well as appreciate the natural world up close.
The historic townships of the Wimmera-Mallee boast many fine examples of their pioneering past and by taking a trip along the Wimmera-Mallee Heritage Trail you will be able to discover how justifiably proud these places are of their history.
To reach the Grampians from Melbourne, follow the Western Highway through Ballarat and Ararat which will start your trip along 'The Inland Way 8' a network of driving tours that connect much of the Grampians Region.
www.visitgrampians.com.au   (398 words)

  
 Visit Grampians - Grampians Accommodation, Events and Attractions - Grampians National Park
The earliest non-indigenous explorer was Major Thomas Mitchell, who spied the saw-toothed silhouette of the Grampians Ranges during an expedition to map the course of the Darling River to the north.
The Grampians National Park is home to an astounding 35 species of mammals, about 40 percent of those identified in Victoria.
To reach the Grampians from Melbourne, follow the Western Highway through Ballarat and Ararat which will start your trip along 'The Inland Way 8' a network of driving tours that connect much of the Grampians Region.
www.visitgrampians.com.au /?id=gr33ampiansnationalp   (800 words)

  
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Situated at the foot of the Grampians this property is very well set up.
There is a diversity of soil types ranging from rich volvanic red soils capable of...
Click here to see the rest of the for sale located in Victoria, Grampians or refine your search using our Quick Search box (top left).
www.domain.com.au /real-estate/VIC/Grampians/10.html   (244 words)

  
 Grampians-Ablaze-guided-walking-holiday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
We’ll walk to the summits of rocky peaks, stroll along serene rivers, explore red gum forests, learn about Aboriginal cave paintings, see numerous wild animals and learn to identify the colourful native wildflowers this area is renowned for.
The Grampians conjures up images of jagged ridge tops, numerous cliffs and range upon range of majestic mountains.
Drive to Grampians, visiting a historic winery en route – a chance to inspect the underground cellars and sample the local vintages.
www.auswalk.com.au /grampians-ablaze-walking-holiday.html   (807 words)

  
 The Grampians Victoria travel guide-Australian Tourism Net
A 70 kilometre drive south west of The Grampians National Park, at Lake Condah, is another significant Koorie site.
Sixty kilometres north of The Grampians National Park is Antwerp.
His memorial stands in the tiny village of Harrow, 70 kilometres west of the Grampians National Park.
www.atn.com.au /vic/west/parks-b.htm   (528 words)

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