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Start your journey in Seymour, only 1.5 hours’ HISTORY drive from . Be moved by the evocative Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk, which honours the service of all who played their part THE START OF YOUR JOURNEY IN THE HEART OF VICTORIA in what turned out to be a tumultuous chapter in ’s history. Behind each of the memorials is a story of bravery and sacrifice, of determination and devotion to duty, Follow in the footsteps of the troops at the and of terrible loss. Australian Light Horse Memorial Park as they prepared for battle in the Great War and later Each small town has their own story and not every World War II. Nearby, the RAAC Memorial and story is listed here. Visit our website for more Army Tank Museum collects, preserves and information about monuments and memorials across exhibits the history of the Australian Light Horse the region and the stories that accompany them. and Armoured Corps. The region’s rich military history is not the only draw Make your way north and pay your respects to our card of the Goulburn River Valley. The locals boast recipients at the ‘Honouring Our about the region’s gorgeous nature, fantastic food Heroes’ statues of Maygar, Burton and Tubb that and wine offering and quirky arts and craft scene. stand tall at the VC Memorial Park in . Whether you’re on a family holiday, looking for a Onwards to , where you will find weekend trip away or a romantic retreat, you’ll find a memorials to Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop and little bit of everything in the Heart of Victoria. Hector Waller in the beautiful Benalla Botanical Visit www.heartofvictoria.com.au for more Gardens. information. Stop at the War Memorial before making your way west and gaining a unique insight into military history at the Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum and The Ossario in Murchison. Discover the stories of the Italian, German and Japanese prisoners of war detained Goulburn River Valley Tourism during the Second World War. PO Box 334, EUROA VICTORIA 3666 Ph. (03) 5795 1614 The small towns along the way abound with E. [email protected] stories of heroism and sacrifice. Stop and pay W. www.goulburnrivervalley.com.au tribute to the servicemen and women who fought and died for this country. Images courtesy of Mitchell Shire Council 03 5831 2455 Shepparton Group, Prominent by Design and printed June 2017 er Murray Riv Barmah State Park State HWY Lake Park Mulwala DISCOVER MILITARY HISTORY Katunga IN THE HEART OF VICTORIA Nathalia To Yarrawonga Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Shepparton & District War Memorial 1 8 High Street (junction of Emily Street and MURRA Welsford Street and Street Shepparton Y VALLEY Y

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MIDLAND HWY 9 10 11 Tatura Elmore Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum ampasp Australian Light Horse Memorial Park C 9 49 Hogan Street Tatura 2 Waranga 5 6 7 Seymour Rushworth Reservoir Benalla ALLEY 12 V A unique collection of the history surrounding the three Murchison 13 Reef Hills Explore the relics and bush tracks on part of the former NO prisoner of war and four internment camps that were State Park R Seymour Camp, Victoria’s largest training facility prior to the THERN established during World War II in Tatura and surrounding URN opening of Camp in 1939. MIDLAND areas. oulburn GOULB Heathcote- G Euroa 4 FWY Graytown National Park Longwood Strathbogie German War Cemetery 3 RAAC Memorial & Army Tank Museum 10 Avenel HWY Mt Samaria Tatura Cemetery Mulcahy Road Tatura Hopkins Barracks Puckapunyal Military Area Strathbogie State Park Heathcote Ranges Located on the functioning Puckapunyal Military Base, the Lake The final resting place for 250 German POWs and civilian Eppalock Puckapunyal 3 RAAC Memorial & Army Tank Museum is home to over 70 Ruffy Merton internees who died during both World Wars. The remains Seymour 1 2 of each individual were brought from cemeteries across Armoured Fighting Vehicles, making it one of the largest Whiteheads Bonnie Doon HWY Creek Australia to be interred in one commemorative place. armour museums in Australia. Tallarook Yarck GOULB Mansfield URN Lake Kerrisdale VALLEY Eildon Broadford Tallarook Molesworth Honouring Our Heroes State Alexandra Private Robert Mactier VC Memorial Garden

4 Forest Eildon 11 Yea HWY 19 Kirkland Avenue VC Memorial Park Euroa Strath Creek HWY Hogan Street and Flanagan Place Tatura Kilmore Acheron Thornton Lake Eildon FWY Flowerdale 14National Park A statue honouring Private Robert Mactier stands in the Euroa is the only town in the Commonwealth to have been Hazeldene home to three Victoria Cross recipients. Statues honouring Murrindindi Cathedral Robert Mactier V.C. Memorial Gardens in Tatura along Range Mt Disappointment Frederick Tubb, Corporal Alexander Burton and Wallan HWY State Park with an obelisk commemorating those who served during State Black Buxton Forest Glenburn Murrindindi Range AH World War I, World War II and Vietnam. Lieutenant Leslie Maygar stand in the Euroa VC Memorial Park. Scenic State Beveridge Kinglake Pheasant West Reserve Forrest HUME Creek OOND Kinglake Alpine Resort Whittlesea Toolangi MAR National Park Marysville Hector Waller Memorial Toolangi Narbethong Italian Ossario Kinglake State Yarra Ranges 12 5 MELBA Forest Murchison Cemetery Willoughby Street Murchison Benalla Botanical Gardens Bridge Street Benalla Yarra Glen National Park This Italian style Mausoleum commemorates and contains A granite monument commemorates Hector ‘Hec’ Healesville Upper Yarra Waller as an outstanding naval officer who served during Reservoir the remains of Italian World War II Prisoners of War and both World Wars. It is also a tribute to all men and women detainees whose original graves were badly damaged by Lilydale MAIN ROUTE lost at sea on operational service. MELBOURNE EXTENDED ROUTE floods.

Calder Woodburn Memorial Avenue Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop Memorial 13 6 Benalla Botanical Gardens Bridge Street Benalla Between Arcadia and Kialla A moving sculpture commemorates soldier-surgeon and Australian war hero, Sir Edward “Weary” Dunlop. As a The Avenue is the grandest and largest of Victoria’s World prisoner of war during World War II in Singapore, Sir Dunlop DISCOVER MORE War II commemorative plantings. Fen Woodburn planted worked as a doctor saving men from the harsh conditions of War Memorials in places like Alexandra, Avenel, 2457 trees between 1945 and 1949 initially as a memorial camp life. Nagambie, Mooroopna, Yarck and Eildon as well to his son Sergeant Calder Woodburn. as Rookies’ Return in Shepparton, the Boer War Memorial in Longwood and World War I Memorial Benalla Aviation Museum 14 A4-4 AVRO Anson Memorial Track 7 Park in Seymour offer special insights into local Mt Torbreck Eildon 57 Samaria Road Benalla history and heroism. The historic home of the No. 11 EFTS Squadron, stationed A 2.4 km uphill walk leads to the crash site and memorial of an at Benalla airfield during World War II. The Museum offers a Visit www.heartofvictoria.com.au/military-history RAAF Avro Anson aircraft which crashed on the north-east face fascinating look at Australia’s military air training history plus for more information. of Mount Torbreck near Eildon in 1940, killing all four crew. passenger flights in restored military aircraft.