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	Walkabout - Robinvale
		Robinvale is a picturesque border town of some 1800 people, surrounded on three sides by the twisting tendrils of the Murray River which extends 2530 km from north-eastern Victoria to the coast of South Australia, forming the bulk of the Victoria-NSW border.
		Robinvale is located 480 km north-west of Melbourne on the Murray Valley Highway, 136 km north-west of Swan Hill and 83 km south-east of Mildura.
		Free wine-tasting and sales are available at Robinvale Winery, 5 km south of town on the Sea Lake Rd. Established in 1976 it produces a large range of wines, non-alcoholic beverages, pure grape juices and a range of biodynamic, organic and preservative-free wines.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/VICRobinvale.shtml (1185 words)

	Robinvale, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robinvale (34°35′S 142°46′E) is a town on the south bank of the Murray River in northern Victoria, Australia.
		Robinvale and its twin town, Euston is home to an Italian population from the southern province of Calabria in Italy.
		"Robinvale: an island of multiculturalism in Victoria", The Age, Fairfax Digital, 2002-04-20.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robinvale,_Victoria (234 words)

	N'oublions jamais l'Australie - "Let us never forget Australia" - Villers-Bretonneux
		This school building is the gift of the schoolchildren of Victoria, Australia, to the children Villers-Bretonneux as a proof of their love and good-will towards France.
		Twelve hundred Australian soldiers, the fathers and brothers of these children, gave their lives in the heroic recapture of this town from the invader on 24th April 1918 and are buried near this spot.
		In 1984 the towns of Villers-Bretonneux and Robinvale, Victoria, were twinned.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/noublions.htm (159 words)

	Victoria Police - Policing in Robinvale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Robinvale police, as with police at other stations along the Murray River are special constables in NSW, and vice versa, and following the accident, Senior Constable Darren Hanegraaf and Constable Jackie Grist are hastily dispatched to help.
		Crime is down, and morale is up in Robinvale, which has a full complement of 13 staff plus a detective and two Traffic Management Unit members starting later in the year.
		Robinvale has benefited from a concerted push by Victoria Police regional command to promote and staff the station, and support those working there.
	www.police.vic.gov.au /content.asp?Document_ID=5788 (552 words)

	Chalmer Davee Library - International Film Collection - Study Guides - Love Seranade
		The film was shot in 35 days in Robinvale, a small town on the border of the states of New South Wales and Victoria.
		Robinvale is situated on the River Murray, Australia's longest and most important river (some call it a lifeline, in this, the driest continent on earth).
		The carp is an introduced species in Australia: it was illegally imported from Germany into Victoria in the 1960's and escaped into the River Murray when the farm dams in which it was being cultivated were flushed by floodwaters.
	www.uwrf.edu /library/media/ifc/loveseranade.html (1632 words)

	North West Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Geographically compact, every region is within easy in Victoria from the snowlands to the beaches, from the city to the rivers and valleys - have a look around and discover your choice of destination.
		The regional city of Swan Hill and the smaller centres of Kerang and Robinvale are dominated by agriculture, while Ouyen, south of Mildura, operates as a service town for the vast wheat belt.
		North-west Victoria also features stunning contrasts, from the Mediterranean-style climate, orange groves and vineyards of Mildura, to the remarkable desert national parks of the state's far north-west.
	www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au /ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=135&contentId=-1 (367 words)

	Robinvale: an island of multiculturalism in Victoria - theage.com.au
		Robinvale: an island of multiculturalism in Victoria - theage.com.au
		Susie Coucounaris visited the small fruit-picking town of Robinvale, in Victoria's north-west, planning to stay a few weeks and has remained for five years.
		Mr Noter has noticed a change in Robinvale's character during the past two decades, where once Italians and Greeks were the prevalent landowners, buying blocks of soldier settlements.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/04/19/1019020708322.html (752 words)

	Robinvale Riverside Caravan Park, Robinvale - Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide
		The Robinvale Riverside Caravan Park is situated on the banks of the beautiful Murray River, next to the large windmill off the Murray Valley Highway.
		The park is surrounded by shady gum trees and manicured lawns.
		The Riverside Caravan Park is perfectly located in Robinvale - across the road from several parks and just 500 metres walk to the town's commercial centre and supermarket.
	www.travelvictoria.com.au /robinvale/riversidepark (124 words)

	Rail transport in Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companies failed or defaulted, Victorian Railways was established to take over their operations.
		Victoria's first railway was a suburban railway opened from Melbourne to Port Melbourne in 1854.
		The Murray River bridge between Robinvale and Euston was instead converted to a road bridge.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rail_transport_in_Victoria (2793 words)

	DPI Horticulture: 7-Veg Project - Carrots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Victoria produces 39% of Australia's carrots, that amounts to 99,274 tonnes.
		Victoria's carrots are predominantly grown for the domestic market.
		An assessment of the reasons for waste and spoilage of a carrot crop was conducted at a number of farms to see where improvements could be made to increase the marketable yield of carrots.
	www.nre.vic.gov.au /agvic/ihd/projects/7veg-carrots.htm (907 words)

	Open Directory - News: Newspapers: Regional: Australia: Victoria
		The Guardian - Tri-weekly circulating in Swan Hill, northern Victoria and Southern NSW Riverina.
		Robinvale Sentinel - Thursday paper serving the second largest town in the Swan Hill Rural City Council.
		Western District Holiday News - Contact details and circulation map for this tourism newspaper which is published quarterly prior to the major school holidays and serving the region from Portland through to Geelong.
	dmoz.org /News/Newspapers/Regional/Australia/Victoria (3167 words)

	Swan Hill: Best Start Program - Department of Human Services
		Based on the 3rd Quarter of 2005, the unemployment rate in Swan Hill was 6.5%, compared to 5.5% for Victoria as a whole.
		Based on the 3rd Quarter of 2005, 94.4% of children in the 12 to 15 month age cohort in Swan Hill were fully immunised.
		Based on the 3rd Quarter of 2005, 91.4% of children in the 24 to 27 month age cohort in Swan Hill were fully immunised.
	www.dhs.vic.gov.au /beststart/project_sites/robinvale.htm (474 words)

	Robinvale Sentinel
		Robinvale is situated 520 kms from Melbourne on the Murray River and is the second largest town in the Swan Hill Rural City Council.
		Surrounded by Australia's richest table growing vines, Robinvale is described as the largest growth area in Victoria due to the expansion of the almond and vegetable growing industries.
		The Robinvale Sentinel circulates in the towns and areas surrounding Robinvale, Boundary Bend, Euston NSW, Tooleybuc NSW, and Manangatang
	www.vcpa.com.au /Vic/robinvale_sentinel.html (87 words)

	Murray River Victoria travel guide-Australian Tourism Net
		The town was named after Robin Cuttle who died in air combat near Villers Bretoneaux, France.
		Today Robinvale is the twin town to this northern French village.
		Here, you can visit the district's vineyards and wineries, with such well known names as McWilliam's and Robinvale Wines.
	www.atn.com.au /vic/west/towns-a.htm (873 words)

	CMV Group \| Commercial Motor Vehicles \| South Australia & Victoria
		A decision to further invest in agriculture was made in 1984 with the purchase of a property at Robinvale in Victoria, for the purpose of developing a 130 hectare pistachio tree orchard (Pistachio Producers of Australia).
		With the production of pistachios from the Robinvale property imminent a partnership was formed with another large pistachio grower in 1992.
		The APPC factory is based at Robinvale with the sales department operating from a Sydney office.
	www.cmv.com.au /history3.htm (424 words)

	ABA \| News & publications > News releases > News release archive > 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Australian Broadcasting Authority is proposing changes to the radio service planned to operate at Robinvale, Victoria on 89.1MHz on the FM band.
		The service was to operate at Mildura (107.5 MHz) with a translator at Robinvale (89.1 MHz) The licence was subsequently allocated to the Association of the Blind Ltd (now called Vision Australia Foundation) on 12 September 1996.
		On 17 April 2002, Vision Australian Foundation advised the ABA that it is not in a position to establish its transmitter in Robinvale and agreed to the reallocation of the frequency for another purpose.
	www.aba.gov.au /newspubs/news_releases/archive/2002/79nr02.shtml (402 words)

	Suburb Profiles @ domain.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Annuello - 3549 - Northern Victoria - Victoria
		Robinvale - 3549 - Northern Victoria - Victoria
		Tol Tol - 3549 - Northern Victoria - Victoria
	www.domain.com.au /Public/SuburbReport.aspx?searchTerm=3549 (195 words)

	Swan Hill
		Alternatively, you can cross the Murray into New South Wales and follow the Sturt Highway, recrossing the river at Robinvale, a small, rather characterless fruit-growing town, but idyllically situated within a great loop of the river.
		The “island”, encircled by the Murray River and Gunbower Creek, is a state forest of huge red gums and Gunnawarra wetlands, with 160 species of birds and much wildlife.
		Parks Victoria at 1 McCallum St (Mon–Fri 8am–4.30pm; tel 03/5036 0830) can provide you with information on camping in the nearby Nyah and Vinefera state forests.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/victoria/swanhill.asp (1341 words)

	Brotherhood of St Laurence - Re-Igniting Communities in regional Victoria
		It does this by travelling to regional Victoria and inviting local people - Indigenous, non-indigenous and people from other cultures - to explore issues confronting their community, in a series of workshops that culminate in theatre performances.
		The Torch Project aims to empower communities to act on difficult issues that often end up in the 'too-hard basket' and establishes steering committees, links up local community groups and encourages other community development projects, to ensure these issues continue to be aired.
		Re-Igniting Community North West is supported by the Brotherhood of St Laurence and the Equal Opportunity Commission of Victoria.
	www.bsl.org.au /main.asp?PageId=396 (333 words)

	The Wine Industry of Australia 1788 1979
		Edward Henty planted vines from New South Wales at Portland in Victoria in 1834 and in 1838 William Ryrie overlanding sheep and cattle from the Monaro to his new property, Yering Station near Lilydale, took with him vine cuttings from Camden Park and established the first commercial vineyard in Victoria.
		The acreage in Victoria had only increased from about 160 in 1850 to 207 in 1856 while in the mother colony it was not until 1858 that the acreage under the vines was back to the pre-1851 figure.
		For example, in Victoria after the Duffy Land Act of 1862 over 2000 acres were planted in four years as lawyers, doctors.
	coombs.anu.edu.au /SpecialProj/ERIC/wia.html (6340 words)

	Museum Victoria [ed-online] Hidden Histories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I was born in Nathalia in 1942 and went to school at Narandera, Darlington Point, Robinvale and Leeton eventually leaving school at 13 years of age.
		While living on the riverbanks near Robinvale the big floods of '56 dad said we'll shift in the morning...not tonight.
		My grandmother died at 78 years of age and she was the storyteller of traditional Aboriginal stories of the Wiradjuri tribe which was located around Leeton, Narandera and Darlington point.
	www.museum.vic.gov.au /hidden_histories/histories/bruce.htm (746 words)

	Dawes Family
		Born 20 Mar 1958 in Swan Hill, VICTORIA.
		She married Steven Eric WHITE - 68, 9 May 1970 in Longwarry, VICTORIA.
		Douglas Harold M. Born 12 Mar 1960 in Warragul, VICTORIA.
	members.westnet.com.au /kevinjd/6g1.3.html (447 words)

	Magistrates' Court of Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Magistrates' Court of Victoria is an Australian court.
		It is the lowest in Victoria, with the County Court of Victoria and the Supreme Court of Victoria respectively judicially higher.
		Many Victorian Magistrates' Courts have video link facilities for witnesses to appear via remote telecast rather than in person and is used for when witnesses cannot travel or the prisoner is deemed too high-risk to travel to court in person.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magistrates_Court_of_Victoria (256 words)

	Euston - Robinvale Bridge project
		Construction of the new Murray River crossing at Euston - Robinvale is underway.
		The towns of Euston and Robinvale are located approximately 800 km to the south west of Sydney, 420 km north west of Melbourne and about 80 km to the south east of Mildura.
		New 300 metre approach road and embankment in Robinvale, linking to the Murray Valley Highway with intersection connections to Moore Street and River Road.
	www.rta.nsw.gov.au /constructionmaintenance/majorconstructionprojectsregional/southwest/murrayriverbridges/robinvaleeuston/index.html (489 words)

	Australia Day - Victoria - Awards - Singer Competition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Davis Tolley, 12, from Robinvale in Victoria’s North West, is the winner of the 2005 National Anthem Singing Competition, winning ahead of strong competition from 97 entrants from around the state.
		He was also presented with an encouragement award by the Swan Hill Shire Council for his performance in the local Eisteddfod and an Australia Day Achievement Medal for singing.
		He has just completed Grade 6 at Robinvale Consolidated School where he enjoyed singing in the school choir.
	www.australiaday.vic.gov.au /awards_anthem.asp (225 words)

	Dept detains 21 illegal workers in Vic. 19/10/2006. ABC News Online
		The Immigration Department has detained 21 people who were illegally living and working in a fruit and vegetable growing area at Robinvale in north-west Victoria.
		The 16 men and five women have been taken to an immigration detention centre, while arrangements are made to deport them.
		Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone says information from the Robinvale community alerted her department to the matter.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200610/s1769103.htm (102 words)

	Soldier settlement at Robinvale [picture] by
		State Library of Victoria is a contributor to PictureAustralia
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	www.slv.vic.gov.au /pictoria/a/3/0/doc/a30053.shtml (123 words)

	Natural Heritage - The Journal of the Natural Heritage Trust (Number 11) - Almost an Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Thousands of new plants are helping stabilise eroded banks of the Murray River near Robinvale, Victoria, a town almost surrounded by water.
		Farmers in Victoria's Wimmera region are using water samples to monitor turbidity, salinity and pH that can affect production.
		The Federal Government's Natural Heritage Trust has contributed $50,000 a year for the past five years towards this Waterwatch project, which includes monitoring stream, farm and town water, both on a regular basis and at annual farming field days.
	www.nht.gov.au /publications/journal/nht11/island.html (612 words)

	Freshbest Vineyards - Producers of top quailty Australian Talbe Grapes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Albanese Family have been in Robinvale, growing top quality Australian table grapes for the past 45 years.
		Robinvale is situated on the banks of the Murray River in North West Victoria.
		The Robinvale district is the largest producer of fresh table grapes in Australia as conditions are perfect for the production of top quality table grapes.
	freshbestvineyards.com.au (230 words)

	Parks Victoria: Murray River Reserves - Echuca to Robinvale page
		The Murray River meanders in a shallow channel across the Riverine Plains through gently undulating country, becoming flatter to the west.
		Fireplaces only are provided and a six km walking trail leads from the carpark back to the old Narrung townsite near the Murray Valley Highway.
		The Latje Latje tribe are believed to have been the early inhabitants of Robinvale but the surrounding land was taken up under the soldier settlement scheme after World War 2 and used for vines, citrus fruits, almonds, olives and vegetables.
	www.parkweb.vic.gov.au /1park_display.cfm?park=242 (1236 words)

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