GUIDE FOR USERS The Lake Walk map shows access points for all users. To ensure the enjoyment and safety of all, www.enjoybenalla.com.au please respect the rights of other users of the track at all times.

To help us protect the environment, please do not SEE THE ART IN EVERYTHING disturb plants and animals. Benalla

Help keep Benalla beautiful and place all rubbish in bins provided. LAKE BENALLA The Lake is a great place for walking your dog. Be WALK MAP sure to keep dogs on leads, unless you are in a The Benalla Visitor Information Centre (VIC) is open Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm and weekends 10am - 4pm. designated off-lead area. Please always clean up after your dog. The centre is conveniently located next to the Ceramic Mural and also houses the Costume and The availability of drinking water along the track is Kelly Museum. limited, so users are encouraged to take adequate supplies. The VIC is a great starting point for walking the lake.

Contributors Remember to wear sunscreen and insect repellant. Benalla Health Services, Future Directions Fitness, Benalla Historical Society and Benalla Rural City Council.

ACCESSIBILITY Benalla is a highly accessible city. The map overleaf details disabled car parking availability close to the VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE walking track. Mair St, Benalla 03 5762 1749 The Lake Walk is accessible to wheelchairs and [email protected] pushers, but for safety purposes, please note the www.enjoybenalla.com.au steep gradients marked on the map. facebook.com/enjoybenalla For more information regarding accessibility #enjoybenalla throughout Benalla, pick up a copy of the mobility map from the Visitor Information Centre.

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from 1839 – 1854. A plaque can be seen in this location. this in seen be can plaque A 1854. – 1839 from

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so until the completion of the Echuca Bridge in 1877. in Bridge Echuca the of completion the until so

the longest metal girder bridge in , and remained remained and Australia, in bridge girder metal longest the

its type built in . At the time of construction it was was it construction of time the At Victoria. in built type its

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shelled Turtle and Murray River Turtle. River Murray and Turtle shelled Benalla Bridge. Benalla

plaque commemorates this site. this commemorates plaque

Lake Benalla: the Eastern Snake-necked Turtle, Broad- Turtle, Snake-necked Eastern the Benalla: Lake return to the Ceramic Mural by crossing the Lake Lake the crossing by Mural Ceramic the to return

William Faithfull’s men were attacked. Nine men died. A A died. men Nine attacked. were men Faithfull’s William

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time to spot the platypus is at dusk around Little Casey Casey Little around dusk at is platypus the spot to time

1874. The toll was abolished in 1878. in abolished was toll The 1874.

and only comes to the surface to breathe. The best best The breathe. to surface the to comes only and returning to the Mural via the Lake Benalla Bridge. Benalla Lake the via Mural the to returning

of the first high level bridge built over the in in River Broken the over built bridge level high first the of

periods under water, searching the lake bed for food food for bed lake the searching water, under periods Aboriginal Community Garden and the Art Gallery, Gallery, Art the and Garden Community Aboriginal

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town. It also honours all service personnel lost at sea at lost personnel service all honours also It town.

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Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop. ‘Weary’ Edward an Australian native water rat that can be seen seen be can that rat water native Australian an environment the of sounds and sights unique the

was erected to mark the achievements of local Sir local of achievements the mark to erected was While walking around the lake, look out for the rakali, rakali, the for out look lake, the around walking While enjoy to you invite we through, pass you as legs

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place to experience the region’s flora and fauna. fauna. and flora region’s the experience to place you Whether sophistication. and serenity Benalla’s HISTORICAL LANDMARKS HISTORICAL

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