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Victoria (Australia) Encyclopedia Articles @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Shire and city councils are responsible for functions delegated by the Victorian parliament, such as city planning, road infrastructure and waste management. |
| | Victoria contains many topographically, geologically and climatically diverse areas, ranging from the wet, temperate climate of Gippsland in the southeast to the snow-covered Victorian alpine areas which rise to almost 2000 m (with Mount Bogong the highest peak at 1986 m) and extensive semi-arid plains to the west and north-west. |
| | Other rivers include: Ovens River, Goulburn River, King River, Campaspe River, Loddon River, Wimmera River, Elgin River, Barwon River, Thomson River, Snowy River, Latrobe River, Yarra River, Maribyrnong River, Mitta River and Kiewa River. |
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