Northwest Victoria
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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Northwest Victoria Includes ¨ Why Go? Mildura .......................606 The mighty Murray River is Australia’s longest and most Swan Hill .................... 610 important inland waterway, and arrayed along its banks Echuca ........................611 are some of Victoria’s most captivating towns. It’s a stir- Barmah ring place of wineries and orchards, bush camping, balmy National Park ............. 616 weather and river red gum forests. The Murray changes character constantly along its 2400km route. Here, his- tory looms large in towns such as Echuca, food and wine dominate proceedings around Mildura, and national parks enclose soulful desert expanses in the far northwest. It’s a Best Places to Eat world of picturesque river beaches, of paddle steamers that ¨ Jim McDougall in Stefano’s were once the lifeblood of Victoria’s inland settlements, Cellar (p609) and of unending horizons that serve as a precursor to the true outback not far away. It’s an intriguing, if relatively far- ¨ Spoons Riverside Café flung mix, one that enables you to follow in the footsteps of (p611) some of Australia’s earliest explorers who travelled along ¨ Shebani’s (p615) the river. ¨ Fish in a Flash (p615) Best Places When to Go to Stay Mildura °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm ¨ Houseboat in Echuca 40/104 12/300 (p615) 30/86 ¨ Quality Hotel Mildura 8/200 Grand (p608) 20/68 10/50 ¨ Adelphi Boutique 4/100 Apartments (p615) 0/32 ¨ Indulge Apartments -10/14 0 J FDM A M J J A S O N (p608) Anytime The Sep–Nov Spring Feb–Mar A good Murray region, sees some of the time for camping especially Mildura, best local festi- by the river after enjoys year-round vals, without the the holiday crowds sunshine. heat. have left. 66 46 604 #\ 4 Cal Lal 44 Mu Dareton rra #\ #\ y River Wentworth #\ Merbein #]1 Mildura 4 Cullulleraine Irymple #\ #\ 66666D Sturt Hwy 666 #\ Red Cliffs Renmark (15km) #\ #\ 444 Meringur Werrimull #\ Nangiloc Euston 444#\ 4 44 Sunset Hattah-Kulkyne #\ Robinvale 666Country 666 National Park M Lake Mournpall u Sattlement Rd #÷4 rr #\ ay NORTHWEST VICTORIA NORTHWEST VICTORIA #\ #ï 4 4 Hattah R Lake Boundary iv ÷# Murray-Sunset er 6666National Park 6Hattah Bend Pink Lakes Tooleybuc #\ Kulwin #\ Ouyen #\ #\ Manangatang 4 Walpeup #\ Wood Wood #\ #\ #\ Mittyack Boinka #\ #\ #\ Underbool Nyah Linga #\ #\ 444Chillingollah Rd Pinnaroo Murrayville Lake Nandaly #\ Wahpool 666VIC 666 Lake Lake Tyrrell Timboram T 444 Big ORI Desert #\ Ultima #\ A Patchewollock Wyperfeld #\ Sea Lake LI A #\ A National Park Tu rriff HIG Big Desert ÷#7 TR # Wilderness Lascelles #\ S Park Lake H 6666AU 666 ÷# Albacutya LIG \# H Hopetoun #\ Ya apeet UT 4 hts Quambatook SO #\ r #\ Rainbow e v i \# Birchip Dumosa R #\ ca o 666666Lake 6 Av Hindmarsh #\ #\ Jeparit Wycheproof Lake Warracknabeal #\ Buloke #\ #\ Litchfield Kaniva #\ Nhill Charlton #\ y #\ We Hw Donald stern y Dimboola \# w H y t n Little Desert÷# e National Park H St Arnaud#\ #] Horsham 666ighway H era m im W Northwest Victoria Highlights6 1 Relaxing on a houseboat 3 Exploring Echuca’s past 4 Spotting the many species and dining out on ‘Feast Street’ in the new discovery centre of waterbirds at beautiful in sunny Mildura (p606). (p612), old wharf area and Hattah-Kulkyne National 2 Riding a paddle steamer historic Murray Esplanade in Park (p610). down the Murray for lunch at a the Port of Echuca. winery in Echuca (p611)..