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In the News (Fri 25 Dec 09)

  
 Walkabout - Mount Macedon
The only one of the gardens in the Mt Macedon area that is open on a regular basis is 'Forest Glade' which welcomes visitors every weekend from September to May. It is especially beautiful in autumn owing to the maples.
Halfway between Mount Macedon and A HREF="VICWoodend.shtml">Woodend is the Mount Macedon Winery, situated high on the western slopes of Mt Macedon.
For the latest information on which gardens are accessible, consult the Trading Post general store (tel: 03 5426 1471) or the Woodend Visitor Centre which has a list of all the gardens of the Mt Macedon Ranges and an account of their scheduled opening times, tel: (03) 5427 2033.
www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/fairfax/locations/VICMountMacedon.shtml

  
 Travel Guide Accommodation Mornington Peninsula Victoria
Suburbs and towns covered by this travel guide to Mornington Bayside (Bays & Peninsulas) include Arthurs Seat, Boneo, Cape Schanck, Dromana, Fingal, Mccrae, Mornington, Mornington Peninsula, Mount Eliza, Mount Martha, Mt Eliza, Mt Martha, Omeo, Red Hill, Rosebud, Rosebud South, Rosebud West, Safety Beach, Tuerong, and more.
Mt Martha Arthurs Seat Dromana Mornington Mt Eliza Rosebud Other Places to Visit
The charm of Mornington, an old fishing village, the secluded coves and streets of Mount Martha, the weekenders at Dromana, the melting pot and bustle of Rosebud and Rye, the tea-tree of Blairgowrie, the cosmopolitan cafe society of Sorrento and, the millionaires' playground of Portsea.
www.totaltravel.com.au /travel/vic/baysandpeninsula/portphillip

  
 The Volcanic Discovery Trail (Where To Stay)
Mt Eccles, Mt Napier, Mt Rouse, Byaduk Caves and the Lava Tumuli (blisters) are all part of the Volcanoes Discovery Trail encompassing western Victoria and south-east South Australia.
Situated 45km (1/2 hour) south of Hamilton, Mt Eccles is surrounded by 6120 hectares of national park and boasts Victoria’s highest koala population and largest Manna Gum woodland — koala’s favourite food!
Approximately 20km south of Hamilton lies Mt Napier, the youngest volcano in Victoria and the highest volcanic point in the Western District Plains.
www.wheretostay.net /article/auvolcan

  
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Kalorama is a small settlement perched 530 metres atop the Dandenong Ranges 40 km east of Melbourne on the Mt Dandenong Tourist Road which leads in from Montrose (at the end of Canterbury Road).
Kalorama Park is located near the intersection of Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd and Ridge Rd. If you follow Ridge Rd you will soon come to a turnoff on the right into Observatory Rd which will take you to the Mount Dandenong Observatory and the Sky High restaurant.
Two km south of Kalorama on Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd is the beautiful and tranquil William Ricketts Sanctuary which features a series of kiln-fired clay sculptures executed by William Ricketts who bought this land in 1934.
www.melbournebookings.com.au   (3114 words)

  
 Banjo's Accommodation of Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
Banjo's of Mansfield is situated at the gateway to Melbourne's all seasons country playgrounds - with Lake Eildon, Lake Nillahcootie, Delatite River, Mt. Buller and Mt. Stirling only a short drive away.
Website designed and created by MT for Banjo's Accommodation.
We are only minutes away from Mansfield town centre with its large range of shops, cafes and restaurants.
www.auswebgo.com /mansfield/banjos   (116 words)

  
 Mornington, Victoria - Travelmate
One beach between Mt Martha and Mornington is one of only two exposed fossil plains in the world.
The main strip, The Esplanade, follows the shoreline into a chain of small, pleasant bays and safe beaches for about 20km from Mt Martha in the south to Mt Eliza in the north.
Established on a safe, deepwater harbour on Point Schnapper in 1864, Mornington is a thriving town of more than 15,000, but it retains much of the laid-back charm that first attracted Melbourne holiday-makers.
www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Places.asp?TownId=1816   (248 words)

  
 MTCV Calendar
Monday's koute: Tallangatta, Dartmouth Dam boat ramp, Mitta Mitta, Eskdale, Dederang, Ovens, Porepunkah, Mt Buffalo (hang gliders and para-gliders), Bright, Tawonga Gap, parallel to Kiewa Valley Hwy, Bonegilla, around lake to Granya and Gap, Tallangatta.
Tuesday's Route: Tallangatta, parallel to Kiewa Valley Highway to Mt Beauty, Tawonga Gap, Harrietville, Mt Hotham, Dinner Plain, Omeo, Bruthen, Bairnsdale, Strattford via Beng Worden, Maffra, Moe, Melbourne.
Sunday's route: Tallangatta, Corryong, Kiandra, Adaminaby, Berridale, Dalgety, Jindabyne, Charlottes Pass, Jindabyne, Thredbo, Khancoban, Corrryong, Tallangatta.
ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au /~ben/mtcv/99calendar.html   (940 words)

  
 Cricket Victoria - Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association
In other Semi-Finals Ray Rocky Hudgson (Seaford) scored 60, Mick Ambler of the same Club took 5/20, Ray Shipton (Pines) scored 64, Peter Sadler (Tootgarook) made 55 and Phil Charlton of Mt Eliza scored 85.
Northern District 1sts - Baden Powell, Balnarring, Baxter, Hastings, Heatherhill, Moorooduc, Mornington, Mt Eliza, Pines, Seaford, Somerville and Tyabb.
R.Hays of Hastings scored 100 against Mornington, David Brammall of Mt Eliza scored 104, Rod Gillard made 125 for Seaford 2nds and John Thornell of Tyabb scored the first century in the Colts competition - 102 - against Heatherhill.
mpca.cricketvictoria.com.au /mpcahistory.html   (940 words)

  
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When white man arrived in Victoria in the 1830’s, the Dandenong's were part of the tribal territory of the Wurundjeri tribe.
A good place to start is from the water tank on Inverness Rd. opposite Gumbirra Band B. Holly Lodge Band B is an ideal location to launch walks along Ridge Rd. to the Observatory at Mt. Dandenong, Burke’s Lookout, the Kyeema Memorial Cairn or the Doongalla Estate.
For general information and literature contact Parks Victoria on 131 963 or, if you require more detailed information contact the Dandenong Ranges Tourism Office at Upper Ferntree Gully on (03) 9758 7522.
www.hollylodge.com.au   (2560 words)

  
 Valley Homestead - Alpine Valley North East Victoria
Close to the picturesque and historic townships of Bright, Beechworth, Mt Beauty, Yackandandah and to the Alpine areas of Mt Buffalo, Mt Hotham and Falls Creek.
And further, we are located right at the centre of one of the most beautiful parts of country Australia - an absolute jewel - the north east corner of Victoria.
Located on the Great Alpine Road, right at the centre of Victorias premier all year round tourist destination - The North East.
www.valleyhomestead.com.au   (166 words)

  
 Walhalla / Mountain Rivers - Attractions
Erica is frequently a meeting place for those wishing to explore areas further out, past Aberfeldy and beyond into the High Country, such as old gold mining ghost towns, or four wheel drive trips to Mt Useful.
Visit Mt Erica and marvel at the rare Myrtle Beach trees along 'Beach Gully Walk', or follow the Alpine walking track past Mushroom Rocks to the summit.
Ski cross-country from Mt. St Gwinear to Baw-Baw Village and back, it's all in a days outing.
www.gippslandtourism.com.au /Walhalla/attractions.html   (494 words)

  
 Blue Mountains Australia Agents - Properties & Businesses
Mt Victoria Realty is a small boutique style agency working primarily in Mt Victoria for Mt Victoria.
Raine and Horne Oberon are situated in Oberon's main street.
Owner and licensee John Hunter has worked in Real Estate in the Upper Mountains for the last decade, and also is the owner of the local deli/café so is always up on knowledge.
www.bluemts.com.au /categories.asp?id=330   (494 words)

  
 MWPS Home Page Index
We are situated in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia with an enrolment of 605 students.
Mt Waverley Primary School is one of five schools which form the Mt Waverley Innovation and Excellence Cluster.
Mt Waverley Primary School will be celebrating its centenary this year.
www.mountwaverleyps.vic.edu.au   (505 words)

  
 Holiday Apartment in Victoria, Australia
Mt Dandenong, Olinda and Sassafras villages offer many opportunities for browsingor buying in the various craft, antique and souvenir shops.
Holiday in Mount Dandenong, Victoria: Gumleaf is situated on top of Mount Dandenong in the heart of the Olinda forest yet close to restaurants, craft shops and galleries.
Gumleaf Bed and Breakfast is situated 50 minutes from Melbourne on top of the Mt Dandenong Ranges, among the kookaburras, rosellas and mountain ash trees in a spectacular rainforest.
www.worldvacationrentals.net /detailed/4612.html   (520 words)

  
 Welcome to Mount Victoria, Blue Mountains NSW Australia.
When you travel along the Great Western Highway to Mt Victoria you will see a turn off to the left - Mt Piddington Rd.  Where Mt Piddington Road intersects with Apex Ave is 'One Tree Hill'...the highest point in the entire Blue Mountains.
Mount Victoria was originally known as 'One Tree Hill'....until the first Post Office was built in 1876....today there is still a large number of impressive and substantial historic buildings from this era.
Welcome to Mount Victoria, Blue Mountains NSW Australia.
www.mtvictoria-nsw.com /Welcome.html   (520 words)

  
 Banjo's Accommodation of Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
Banjo's Accommodation is at the corner of Mt Buller Road and Greenvale Lane - only minutes away from Mansfield Town Centre.
On arrival at Mansfield, take the road signposted to Mt Buller.
Website designed and created by MT for Banjo's Accommodation.
www.auswebgo.com /mansfield/banjos/contact.html   (520 words)

  
 To South Australia
Thomas MICHELMORE, 47, widower, farmer, of Meadows, father= William MICHELMORE (deceased): Susanna Matilda STEVENS, 36?, spinster, housekeeper, of Meadows, father= Charles STEVENS (deceased): witness: Elfleda Bertha TYRIE, Mt Barker: Jno Geo MATHER, Presbyterian minister, Mt Barker ~Mt Barker m.reg; Bk3,#70
...bur 13Nov1945 @ 82, 'of Victor Harbor'; ~Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (Meadows) bur.reg
..."On the 22nd September, at the residence of the bride's uncle, at Kangarilla, by licence, Mr Charles Andrew MICHELMORE to Mrs Mary Ann Pike, both of Carmel, near the Meadows" ~SA Observer Index, 1864, p 190
homepages.picknowl.com.au /bobm/michsa.htm   (520 words)

  
 FTG Menu Page
Despite being outside FTG's traditional performance area, the Community Centre in Mt Eliza has proven to be an ideal replacement for the regrettable loss of the Frankston Mechanics Hall.
The 2006 season will create FTG history through the performance of two productions in the one year at the Mt Eliza Community Centre.
is located in Overport Park at the corner of Somerset and Overport Roads Frankston Victoria.
www.geocities.com /ftheatregroup/menu.htm   (518 words)

  
 Types of Volcanoes
Mt Rouse, Victoria, is an example, with an elongate crater in a scoria hill and with a smaller and more distinct crater with a basalt rim on the south.
The composite Mt Porndon, Victoria, has a large basalt disc with a diameter of about 3 km, in the centre of which are a number of scoria cones and mounds.
The rim deposit is also asymmetrical in cross section, with a steep side towards the crater, and a gentle slope (commonly 40º or less) away from the crater, parallel to the bedding of the pyroclastics.
earthsci.org /geopro/voltype/volctype.html   (2238 words)

  
 mtbuffalo
Mt Buffalo is a granite plateau that forms an outlier of the Great Dividing Range (the GDR bisects Victoria and runs up the eastern seaboard of Australia, through New South Wales and Queensland).
Mt Buffalo is located in the north east of the state of Victoria in Australia.
Mt Buffalo's highest point is 1723m (I had better check that...), so technically, it is below the treeline.
hawthorn.csse.monash.edu.au /~bunny/trips/mtbuffalo   (2238 words)

  
 People's Voice
The bet, for twenty pounds, was that Parkinson would not be able to push Evans from the Beechworth Post Office to the Chalet at Mt. Buffalo in a wheelbarrow, by 1 pm on the Sunday of the following week.
The Burke Museum is acknowledged to be one of the most significant regional museums in Victoria.
The home of the fish, 'Domma Munggee' Creek, flows across the low plains to the north of the elevated 'Mt. Pilot', while 'Barmootha', place of several creeks, is found the sedimentary country to the south of Beechworth.
www.peoplesvoice.gov.au /stories/vic/beechworth/beech_c.htm   (2238 words)

  
 Natimuk
Natimuk the greatest township in Australia, well it is to rock climbers who come here from the world over to tackle the literally hundreds of routes up the spectacular walls of Mt Arapiles.
When Australians decide to tackle the summit of Everest (mountaineering) many tackle Mt Arapiles first (rock-climbing rope skills).
Natimuk's "Grand Annual Show" has been going for more than 110 years with events such as shearing, dog trials and CFA demonstrations.
www.cool-latitude.com /vic/victoria/wimmera-grampians/towns-n/natimuk/natimuk-main.htm   (2238 words)

  
 Victoria Police - Myrtleford police station
Myrtleford, in Victoria’s north-east, has been through some difficult times in recent years.  The town narrowly escaped alpine fires in 2003, only to be engulfed the same year by the ongoing mystery and tragedy of a missing toddler.
Myrtleford is adjacent to the Ovens River and situated in the northern foothills of the Mt Buffalo Range.  Policing work includes enforcing boat safety on the picturesque Lake Buffalo, searching for lost ultra-light aircraft, deer hunters and hikers in dense bushland and eight-day stints at the Mt Hotham and Falls Creek ski resorts during winter.
The 3,500 residents of Myrtleford are primarily blue-collar workers.
www.police.vic.gov.au /content.asp?Document_ID=1243   (641 words)

  
 Walkabout - Mount Victoria
About 1.5 km west of Mount Victoria Village, there is a turnoff on the right into Mt York Rd. Mt York lookout is along here to the left.
Victoria Falls Road is located on the right (coming from Sydney) about 500 metres after the large sportsfield on the left and 500 metres before you reach Mount Victoria township.
At the western end of Mount Victoria is a turnoff on the left into Grand View Rd. Near its end turn right into Beaufort Ave which leads to this fine lookout over Wilsons Gully.
www.walkabout.com.au /locations/NSWMountVictoria.shtml   (641 words)

  
 Mystic Valley Cottages : Bright Victoria
Bright is the ideal stepping off point to visit Mt Buffalo, Falls Creek, Mt Hotham and historic towns and wineries.
Magnificent scenery, spectacular Autumn and Spring colour, fine food and wine and varied activities draw visitors to the area.
Each unit is immaculately presented and combine quality, comfort and style.
www.alpinelink.com.au /mysticvalley   (107 words)

  
 Local Attractions
Mt. Victoria ( Takarunga meaning 'higher level') The hill was fortified by the early Maori people in pre-European occupation.
Also known as Flagstaff Hill due to the government establishing Mt Victoria Signal Station in 1842 so that officials in Auckland could get early warning of shipping arrivals.
Victoria Road is the main business street of Devonport and dates back to the 1840s.
www.cambriastudio.co.nz /local_attractions.htm   (107 words)

  
 worldsurface.com - sustainable tourism for backpackers and independent travellers
A signboard is present to explain how the crater came to be, when it exploded and point out the various features of the eruption and formation of Mt Noorat.
It is located in the township of Noorat, 5km north of the township of Terang in south-western Victoria.
Mt Noorat contains the largest dry volcanic crater in Australia.
www.worldsurface.com /browse/place.asp?placeid=100775   (343 words)

  
 Steve Clark's "Birding in south-west Victoria" web site
To the south are Portland, Port Fairy, Warrnambool, Mt. Napier, Mt. Eccles and Lower Glenelg National Park.
Victoria's Western District has a wide range of habitats within a 100 km radius.
, 1987) recorded 342 species for south western Victoria.
members.datafast.net.au /clarkja/sw_birds.htm   (267 words)

  
 Mt. Buffalo National Park : Introduction Frommers.com
Home > Destinations > Australia and the South Pacific > Australia > Victoria, Australia > Mt.
Mount Buffalo is also home to Victoria's smallest ski resort, with just five lifts and a vertical drop of 157m (515 ft.).
Based around Mount Buffalo, this is the oldest (1898) national park in the Victorian High Country.
www.frommers.com /destinations/mtbuffalonationalpark/1438010001.html   (267 words)

  
 Howqua River Cottage
From Mansfield, follow the Mt. Buller Road for about 20km to Merrijig, passing the pub on the right.
From the bridge over the Delitite River at Merrijig, follow the Mt. Buller Road in the same direction for another 1.6km.
The Cottage is situated on the banks of the Howqua River, 35km from Mansfield in the Howqua Hills Historic Area.
www.howquariver.com /map.htm   (307 words)

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