Discover Melville Forest in Australia
Melville Forest in the region of Victoria is a town located in Australia - some 432 mi or ( 695 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital .
Local time in Melville Forest is now 09:42 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Melbourne " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Adelaide, Vasey, Urangara, Parkwood, and Melbourne. When in this area, you might want to check out Adelaide . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Melville Forest ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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County of Dundas, Victoria
The County of Dundas is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. The county is in the Western District of Victoria bounded by the Glenelg River in the west and north, by a line from Casterton to Penshurst in the south, and by the eastern edge of the Grampians in the east. Larger towns include Hamilton, Casterton and Coleraine. The county was proclaimed in 1849.
Located at -37.50 142.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Shire of Southern Grampians
The Shire of Southern Grampians is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the south-west of the state. It includes the towns of Coleraine, Hamilton, Dunkeld and Penshurst. It has an area of 6,810 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 16,638. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Hamilton, Shire of Wannon and parts of the Shire of Dundas, Shire of Kowree, Shire of Mount Rouse and Shire of Heywood.
Located at -37.52 142.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Cavendish, Victoria
Cavendish is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia on the Wannon River. At the 2006 census, Cavendish and the surrounding area had a population of 454. The township was settled in the early 1850s, the Post Office opening on 1 April 1853. A railway line linking the town to Hamilton was opened on 2 November 1915. The Cavendish Cafe claims to make the biggest hamburger in Australia. The burger weighs 4 kilograms .
Located at -37.52 142.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Nigretta Falls
The Nigretta Falls are waterfalls located in the Southern Grampians Shire, 16 km west of Hamilton, Victoria, Australia. The Falls are fed by the Wannon River that has its head waters in the Grampians mountains. The Falls tumble over many rocky outcrops creating several streams of falling water and then drop into a large pool at the base before continuing its journey to the Wannon Falls some 10 km downstream.
Located at -37.66 141.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Coleraine, Victoria
Coleraine is a town in Victoria, Australia on the Glenelg Highway, 350 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne and 35 kilometres north-west of Hamilton in the Shire of Southern Grampians local government area. It was named after the town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. At the 2006 census, the urban area of Coleraine had a population of 991.
Located at -37.60 141.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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