

WOODS FARMING & HERITAGE MUSEUM MEMORIES ARE REMEMBERED
WOODS’ Farming and Heritage Museum The museum is in the small town of Rupanyup, Victoria and was officially opened in 2007. Rupanyup is located in the Wimmera. Distance from Melbourne 266 km. Woods Farming and Heritage Museum is $15 upon entry and is open seven days. Display shops include a grocery store, butcher, Post Office, saddlery, book shop, paint shop, hardware and medical centre. Other displays include household appliances, farm tools, static motors and many other ite
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DRIVING PLEASURE ALONG BLACK SPUR DRIVE
The Black Spur The drive begins eighty km from Melbourne CBD and is part of the Maroondah Highway between the towns of Healesville and Narbethong in central Victoria. The Black Spur road can be driven as a short spirited twenty-minute drive or a leisurely thirty-minute drive. Most roadside speed signs are eighty km/h. There are extensive roadside towering tree ferns and mountain ash trees. The Black Spur is a twisty two-way road and demands respect. Road surface is often damp
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SQUEAKY BEACH, WILSONS PROMONTORY, PHILLIP ISLAND AND LAKES ENTRANCE
Squeaky Beach is squealy fun for some -Traveldriven Squeaky Beach Squeaky Beach is squealy fun for some. A statement that encapsulates the unique charm of this particular beach. Located in Wilsons Promontory National Park in Victoria, Australia, Squeaky Beach is renowned for its pristine white quartz sand that produces a distinctive squeaking sound when walked upon. This natural phenomenon adds an element of novelty and amusement to the beach experience, making it a favourite
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GALE STORM SAILING WEEKEND ALMA DOEPEL
the cooked full roast chicken on its silver platter sliding down the length of the long twenty seat plus dining table -shipmate, Alma Doepel Tall Ship Alma Doepel Alma Doepel was built in 1903 in Bellingen, NSW, by Frederick Doepel and named after his youngest daughter Alma. Up until 1915 she operated around Sydney and the northern rivers district of NSW. In 1915 she was brought by Tasmanian owners and commenced freighter operation. The ship criss-crossed Bass Strait between
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GET YOUR HALLS GAP TRIPLE SCOOP AT THE ICE CREAMERY GRAMPIANS NATIONAL PARK
Halls Gap In The Grampians A small popular tourist town in Victoria. Located on Grampians Road, twenty-five km off of the Western...
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PLAN A DAY VISIT TO ARTHURS SEAT & ROCKING GONDOLA
Arthurs Seat Arthur's Seat stands 314 metres above sea level. The winding road leading to the summit is fully sealed. The road features several hairpin bends with a speed limit of 15 km per hour, which are best navigated in first gear if driving a manual. The tight bends and rising elevation is not as challenging as it might first appear. The road is in excellent condition as of 2025. There is a Summit Café with plenty of seating and food options. The endpoint and lookout of
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