HORSHAM IN THE WIMMERA WHEAT BELT

Horsham

This is a regional city in the Wimmera region of western Victoria. Located on the Wimmera River the city is a retail centre for the Wimmera plains wheat belt. Horsham is about three hundred kilometres (190 mi) northwest of Melbourne. Horsham has an estimated population greater than sixteen thousand people. Held over the March Labour Day long weekend is the Horsham Fishing Competition on the banks of the Wimmera River which flows through the city. There are picnic facilities and free BBQs alongside the Wimmera River and a riverside caravan park. Horsham is a convenient overnight rest spot between Adelaide and Melbourne on the inland highway network connecting the two capital cities.

Horsham in the Wimmera

The city is a hub for the large surrounding Wimmera plains farming area. Two of the main crops grown are wheat and canola. Sheep farming is common. The city can be frosty in winter and hot in summer. The Western Highway passes through town and is the main connecting road to Adelaide and Melbourne. There are a number of lakes within a half hour driving distance of Horsham. Many are used for boating and fishing. Green Lake on the Melbourne side of the Western Highway is a scenic rest break under ten minutes' drive from Horsham.

The Grampians National Park via Northern Grampians Road is about thirty minutes' drive away via the Zumsteins nature area. The all sealed Mt Victory Road (not caravan suitable) climbs over the range from Zumsteins to the small tourist township of Halls Gap on the other side.

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GREEN LAKE 12 KM FROM HORSHAM

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GRAMPIAN'S IN THE BACKGROUND

STOPPED FOR A COFFEE AT BRAD'S PLACE

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ON THE BANKS OF THE WIMMERA RIVER

HORSHAM & THE WIMMERA RIVER BRIDGE

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