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BIODIVERSITY LOCAL WILDLIFE Sugar Glider Sugar Glider (Knoore-Kye) ABORIGINAL CULTURE • Cumbungi (boo-reetch) - food, dilly bags, string. ’s Parks and Forests have a diversity of wildlife including birds, © Rob Watkins These territorial, arboreal (tree Biodiversity is defined as the variety of plants, animals and micro • Grass trees (buk-kup) - spears, food. reptiles, mammals and amphibians. Many of these are nocturnal dwelling) marsupials have two thin Before European organisms living in a variety of habitats that form an ecosystem. Gordon • Quartz (bayt/karrap) - cutting stone, carving stone, ceremonial stones. animals so, unless you are in the forest at night it is unlikely to see membranes joining the fifth finger to settlement this Charlton r • Greenstone - stone axe (barr-eek).

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them at all! the first toe acting like wings. This i BENDIGO’S BOX-IRONBARK HERITAGE R • Wattles (Wy-kalk)– flour, sweetener, water catcher (dew drops) and EXPERIENCE BENDIGO allows them to glide from tall trees as Jaara Jaara Bendigo is surrounded by Box-Ironbark forests and bushland parks n gum (djoodj/tolenut) to secure instruments. country. It was o Echidna (Yool-a-nil) to distances up to 50 metres. At d that are dominated by eucalypts and wattles. The low stony hills and d The Echidna can be seen in night they are most active. The inhabited by the o poor clay soils support a wonderful variety of wildflowers and animals. L OUTDOORS Bendigo’s Parks and Forests, often Sugar Glider grows to 17-20cm. Jaara Jaara people Bendigo PRESENT DAY PARKS & FORESTS MAP What is a Box-Ironbark tree? There is no such thing! The Box Ironbark near old tree trunks.The Echidna who belonged to The Dja Dja Wurrung language group are descendents of the Jaara Avoca Jaara people who are traditional owners of this land. There are many name is derived from the association of box eucalypts and ironbark feeds on ants, termites and other Brush-Tailed Phascogale (Tuan) and formed a part Maldon eucalypts that grow together in this environment. insects. When threatened it The Tuan is smaller than a possum of these lands.The Aboriginal people in the Bendigo region from many tribes, some have moved here and others that had been gathered into the Franklinford Overstorey: Red Ironbarks with deeply furrowed trunks along with burrows directly downward into Tuan and about the same size as a sugar tribe consisted of Ballarat © Rob Watkins Kyneton Mission Station found their way to the Bendigo region. The Aborigines patches of Red Stringybark stand tall on ridge tops where not much the soil with all four legs, leaving glider, approximately 10-20cms in sixteen clans, each that grew up learning Jaara Jaara culture but were not in the Jaara Jaara else can survive. Further down the gentle sloping hills, where soil only its spikes or quills showing body length. It has a long black tail speaking different bloodline are custodial people. Today, part of the struggle to regain improves, are Yellow Gum (ban-napp), Grey Box (boolerdj) and Red above the surface. like a feather duster (14-20cms) dialects of the Dja Jaara Jaara Boundary/Derril Echidna Aboriginal culture is finding and confirming personal identity within the Box (tee-ring) Eucalypts. Occasional patches of low spindly Blue, Green and spends all day in a tree hollow, Dja Wurrung language. Wendy Opie cultural boundaries and genealogy. These past disadvantages have and Bull Mallee also occur in the region. Mallee bush predominates to Migrants coming out at night to feed. Insects Swift Parrot and small invertebrates in trees or affected the present day lifestyle of the Aboriginal people of Bendigo. the north of Bendigo surviving in the harshest of soils. Visitors to the forest include the TOTEMS Parks on the ground are its food. Tuans Wedge Tailed Eagle Understorey: The forest understorey contains a wealth of showy Swift Parrot (my-erre), Rainbow © Lochman Transperancies A complex system of ‘totemism’ is are very secretive but may be seen flowering shrubs dominated by wattles (wy-kalk), which set the bush Bee-eater (berring-a) and the Sacred part of the Aboriginal lore that KNOWN SITES at night in forested areas where ablaze in winter and spring with a rich golden colour. The Whirrakee Kingfisher. The Swift Parrot is an binds the people to the land, the There are many physical remnants of there are hollows. wattle is largely restricted to the Bendigo region and is completely endangered species with less than individual to the tribe, the person Aboriginal culture found throughout 1000 pairs remaining.The parrots Bendigo, however many go unnoticed to the covered in blooms when flowering. Owls to their own gender roles within breed in Tasmania between untrained eye. Along the roadsides you may Wildflowers: There are an extensive and fantastic variety of wildflowers Owls hunt at night, eating mice, small the tribe and even to their future October and January. They generally spot some scar trees. in the district.These range from the delicate orchids such as the reptiles and small mammals.They are partner. Eagles (Bunjil), crows (waa) migrate to Victoria for Autumn and Try and guess what the removed bark Waxlip,Tall Greenhood and Duck Orchid (orchid-bom) to hardy clever acrobats, swooping and and bats are totemic animals that Winter to feed on the plentiful would have been used for: 30cm or larger resilient plants such as the Gorse Bitter-Pea or Egg and Bacon bush. twisting as they fly through trees, may never be killed or eaten by supply of nectar from the winter would have been used to make coolamons chasing after prey with huge legs and Jaara Jaara people. These animals Environmental values: The hollows (knar-noon) in box or ironbark trees flowering box and ironbark trees. The Jaara Jaara people believe Bunjil is the (bark dish) and war shields, anything bigger talons outstretched ready to pounce. creator spirit who created all the land, the are clan totems and form the and their fallen limbs provide homes for many tree dwellers, such as would have been a canoe tree. You may The Barking Owl, Boo Book Owl animals, the plants and the people. Bunjil now basis of moiety arrangements possums, tuans, birds and reptiles. The variety of bedrocks and soils Blue Tongue Lizard (Wallup) embodies the Wedge-tailed Eagle. also notice mounds that were used for (karook) and the Powerful Owl are designed to prevent inbreeding create alternative conditions for diverse species. The Box-Ironbark The Blue Tongue Lizard can grow to (so a member of the Crow Scar Tree cooking that are usually found near natural found in the Bush around Bendigo. © Martin Downs forests are home to over 350 native plants and animals that rely on 60cm in length.When threatened it moiety did not marry a Crow). water sites. this environment for their habitat. These owls have yellow eyes that puffs up, sticks its blue tongue out Others sites that indicate Aboriginal occupancy include: Boo Book Owl provide excellent night vision for Totemism also created balance for all animals, simply because a single and hisses. It eats insects, worms, • Axe mines Treading Lightly © Rob Watkins hunting. The Powerful Owl is the species could not be eaten by every member of the tribe and each snails, flowers, fruits and berries. It • Grinding grooves The vegetation throughout Bendigo is largest owl in . It is a person’s hunting regime would vary so as to not over-hunt a single spends most of its time sunning • Stone arrangements quite diverse. It may be hard and prickly, or territorial bird, which requires species. Wedge-tailed eagles, crows and several species of bat still itself and eating. They have been • Birthing trees soft and bright, but many of the plants are approximately1000 hectares of inhabit the Parks and Forests around Bendigo. known to live up to 20 years of age. • Marker Trees (grafted trees) quite fragile and small. suitable habitat for its survival. They give birth to 6-12 young. • Rock wells (below) Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Goo-ra) HUNTING AND GATHERING Throughout the text in this brochure The Eastern Grey Kangaroo prefers Hunting for large game was the man’s role in providing for his family. traditional names and places of the “The known sites are sacred and very an open forest with grassy Women (Larook) focused on gathering plant foods and smaller animals. Aboriginal Rockwell Dja Dja Wurrung language are noted in special to the Jaara Jaara people. If you © Martin Downs clearings. This marsupial is one you The children learnt to track animals [echidnas, lizards and possums brackets next to the common name. Duck Orchid (bun-nar)] from a young age (2-3) along with where to find, collect and come across a site such as this, please will most likely see grazing in © Rob Watkins prepare plants that have edible parts [yam daisy (murnong), wattle don’t touch anything. Take a photo, but Boo Book Owl chicks paddocks or hopping through the please only leave your footprints behind. © Rob Watkins seeds and native cherry]. These and other plant and animal food forest in groups. sources can be found throughout the Bendigo bushland. There have been cases of vandalism so Swamp Wallabies (Jhin-Bong-Goore) please help build up the trust between us so this wonderful culture can be Wallabies are much smaller than OTHER TRADITIONAL USES OF BUSH RESOURCES shared with others”. kangaroos and usually hop around • Greybox (boolerdj) - honey (chee-noyne), coolamons (bark dish), solo. You can see them in the local (Brien Nelson, shields, firewood, shelter. Jaara Elder and Parks Ranger) Forests and Parks. • Cherry Ballart (pol-ite) or Native Cherry (known to Aboriginal kids as - Lolly Tree) - edible berries (at certain time of year). Aboriginal sites are protected by law. • Ironbark - firewood. Whirrakee Wattle Tall Greenhoods Blue Tongue Lizard © Rob Watkins © Rob Watkins © Jeremy Tscharke

CULTURAL HERITAGE • Provide for recreation and tourism RECREATION AND TOURISM • Exploration and mining (with approval from the Minister for CYCLING Greater Bendigo National Park (Whipstick) FOR MORE INFORMATION AND OTHER BROCHURES ON THE • Provide sources of timber and non-timber products Environment). Bendigo has some Parks Victoria BENDIGO OUTDOORS The Bendigo bush is a cultural landscape. Over 40,000 years of GREATER BENDIGO NATIONAL PARK • Apiculture/bee keeping on licensed sites. fantastic rides Go to indigenous involvement with the land and the last 150 years of Western This is one of the Parks created by the Victorian Government in EUCALYPTUS OIL • Prospecting and gemstone-seeking without disturbing primary uses through bush land • Bendigo• BendigoVisitor Information Visitor Information Centre, Centre, at the Old at the Bendigo Old Bendigo Post Office, Post impact have shaped the forests and land which surrounds Bendigo today. October 2002 to conserve and enhance what remains of the The smell of crushed gum leaves is a uniquely Australian aroma and or historic or cultural sites. that are suitable for Office, 51-67 Pall Mall, Bendigo 3550. Or call (03) 5434 6060 Box-Ironbark forests and Woodlands in central Victoria. The Park 51-67 Pall Mall, Bendigo 3550. Or call (03) 5444 4445 or free call eucalyptus oil a distinctly Australian product. Although there are over Please respect the rights of other park users. Tread lightly and leave no a wide range of or free call 1800 813 153. includes the former Whipstick and Kamarooka State Parks, One Tree 1800 813 153. MINING 600 different species of Eucalyptus trees in Australia, not all are trace of your visit. This ensures that the park will continue to delight cycling ability. An The most significant factor responsible for the appearance of today’s Hill Regional Park, and Sandhurst State Forests. Along with extensive network • Heathcote Visitor Information Centre, in High Street in Heathcote suitable for the production of commercial eucalyptus oil. Blue Mallee many generations to come. (03) 5433 3121. forests and landscape was mining. In 1851, Bendigo was Victoria’s has high levels of the compound ‘cineole’ that makes the oil the current Regional Park Bendigo is almost fully surrounded by bush, of roads and trails • Parks Victoria & Department of Sustainability and Environment - centre of richness. The lure of gold (Kara-kara) increased Victoria’s appropriate for medicinal use. The Blue Mallee gums are abundant in providing a unique setting and establishing Bendigo as a ‘City in a Park’. STATE FOREST provides a diverse population to more than half a million people within a few short the Whipstick, Kamarooka and Wellsford forests north of the City. State Forests continue to provide for a range of active uses including range of Bendigo Office located at: Corner of the Midland Hwy & Taylor St, Caring for Greater Bendigo National Park: years. People came from all over the globe, including: the United Mallees are small trees and can be recognised by their smooth ribbony timber production, apiculture, exploration and mining and many opportunities for Epsom or call the Department of Sustainability and Environment on • Take your rubbish home with you. Kingdom, Europe, the Americas and China, importing cultures, and bark, spreading open to an umbrella like crown and several trunks recreational pursuits.They are managed to optimise public benefit by road and mountain (03) 5430 4444. • Abide by the protection laws for all plants, animals and cultural sites. values that would ultimately influence the City’s architecture and originating from an underground woody stock.The cutting of bush enabling a range of economic and recreational uses to occur in an bike experiences. Websites • All vehicles must be registered and driven on formed open roads by streetscape. However, the impacts of mining on the landscape were mallee is permitted in State Forests but not in National Parks. What environmentally sustainable manner. All cyclists must use formed roads and tracks open to the public in The Great Dividing Trail: www.gdt.org.au licensed drivers. immediate and longlasting. “...within a few months 10,000 diggers had Activities permissible in State Forests: Greater Bendigo National Park, Bendigo Regional Park and State The : www.bendigo.vic.gov.au largely remains of the flourishing ‘eucy’ trade today are the rusting • Prospecting is permitted only in designated areas with a current swept down upon Barkers Creek, Mt Alexander and the Dja Dja • Camping and picnicking. Forests. Specific brochures and information exist for many of the bike Parks Victoria: www.parkweb.vic.gov.au foundations of distilleries. An example of this is the Gunyah (meaning Miner’s Right. Wurrung’s old camping areas.Along creeks and streams became alluvial • Mountain bike riding (on formed roads). trails and networks around Bendigo. Department of Sustainability and Environment: www.dse.vic.gov.au shelter) picnic ground (C4) on the site of an old Forest Commission’s • Firearms are prohibited. mine sites, timber was felled and burned, wildlife was shot or fled, plants • Horse riding (on formed roads). eucy plant in the Wellsford State Forest. • Dogs on leads are permitted in designated areas of the park. Further Reading were trampled and sacred sites were violated.” (Attwood, Bain. 1999,‘My • Responsible dog walking. REGIONAL TOURS • Fires to be lit only in provided fireplaces. No fires on a TOTAL FIRE • Bridley, Anne. (1991) Birds of the Bendigo District. Country’). The newcomers did not understand the Australian • Fossicking and prospecting (with a Miner’s Right). Want to try something a bit more challenging? Try one of the loop HONEY PRODUCTION BAN day. Bendigo is in the North Central total fire ban district. Bendigo Field Naturalists Club (BFNC). environment and sought to find gold by any means. Initially alluvial gold • Licensed and registered trail bikes only on established vehicle roads rides around the region going out as far as Castlemaine. These rides The Box-Ironbark forest is very important in the production of honey • Bring your own firewood or use recommended gas barbecues. • Calder, M. (2002) Victoria’s Box-Ironbark Forests. was extracted from stream beds. The remnant shafts and diggings are (Chee-noyne). Bee pollination occurs throughout all public land around open to public. are for the experienced cross country cyclist. They may be a bit longer but some of the scenery on the way is well worth it. Check out the Victoria National Parks Association, . easily discernable in much of the surrounding bushland and care must Bendigo and provides Australia with substantial amounts of honey • Car touring. Picnic: Enjoy a picnic in the recommended areas shown on the map. ‘Regional Tour’ brochure for specific information. • City of Greater Bendigo & Bendigo Native Plant Group Inc. be taken as some shafts are uncovered and dangerous. Imagine the produce. • Hunting (with licensed firearms). labour involved in reshaping the land by pick and shovel. As alluvial Camping: is allowed in designated areas of Greater Bendigo National • Orienteering and rogaining. Indigenous Plants of Bendigo - A Gardeners Guide to Growing WINERY TOURS & Protecting Local Plants. gold yields began to slow, the miners went deeper underground, BURKE AND WILLS Park, Bendigo Regional Park and State Forests. There are designated With several well established and award winning wineries in the area, chasing the rich reefs that still attract commercial interest today. The The Burke and Wills party areas found on the map, represented by the camping symbol. WALKING TRAILS • Cleary, Jane & Leamon, Evelyn (1988) Wildflowers of Bendigo. mullock heaps, poppet heads and Bendigo Cemetery There are many walks available ranging in length and fitness levels. you could try a wine tasting tour. Each tour is reasonably long but • Costermans, Leon. (1996) Native Trees and Shrubs of South Eastern Rebecca Phillips left Royal Park, Melbourne Campfires: are only allowed in fireplaces provided in order to reduce there’s plenty to quench your thirst with on the way. Again a specific stamper battery foundations are on the 20th August 1860. These vary from short half hour strolls to overnight hikes. Australia. Lansdowne Publishing. physical reminders of this history. impact and potential damage to the environment. Use gas stoves brochure on this gives more information. The expedition travelled O’Keefe Rail Trail: Is a linear trail linking the township of with • Cusack, Frank, Bendigo:A History,William Heinemann, Melbourne, 1973. One striking example of the where possible as they are cleaner, cook faster and don’t scar the towards N.S.W on their landscape or restrict habitat for fauna. Campfires are permitted in the the centre of Bendigo. This is a shared walking and cycling trail with • Franklin, D. Lindner, J. and Robinson, J. (1991). impact of mining is the lunar like (D6) journey to the Gulf of sites that have a gas BBQ or campfire symbol. some horse riding. This trail follows the old Heathcote to Bendigo Eucalypts of the Bendigo District. (BFNC). Pink Cliffs Historic Reserve, an Lake Eppalock is an artificial lake that was constructed by State Rivers Carpentaria. Along the railway line, which was opened in 1888.Two areas of interest that the • Menkhorst Peter & Knight Frank. (2001). eroded landscape formed by and Water Supply Commission (now Goulburn Murray Water) in expedition, Burke and Wills HEATHCOTE-GRAYTOWN NATIONAL PARK trail passes are the Bendigo Field Naturalists Flora Reserve and the A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford. Pink Cliffs sluicing works in the 1870s (F6). 1960-62.This lake is Bendigo’s major recreational area for water Rebecca Phillips camped at three places in The park is easily accessible by road and provides opportunites for Axedale cemetery. The cemetery contains remnant native grasses sports, including sailing, boating, skiing, canoeing, swimming, fishing and • Morrison, Edgar. (1971) The Lodden Aborigines. Bendigo’s bushlands, which short and long walks. Mount Black, Mount Ida and Viewing Rock on (Booyn) and wildflowers that our urban cemeteries can no longer just relaxing and enjoying the view. Drought conditions may affect Tales of Old Jim Crow. TIMBER can be found on the map. boast. the Mount Ida Range provide magnificent views of Heathcote and the your visit to this area so please call the Bendigo Visitor Information • Orr, Rodney. (1995) The Orchids of Bendigo. BFNC The bush around Bendigo provided timber for fuel and construction. They stayed at the original surrounding area. Dargile Camping and Picnic Area has basic picnic Great Dividing Trail: Offers four fantastic walks for people to Centre before planning your trip. Call (03) 5444 4445. Timber extraction began with gold related settlement and the need Mia Mia Hotel (D7), facilities, or if an overnight stay is more your style, pitch a tent and • Shield, Jennifer, M. (2001) Spiders of Bendigo and Victoria’s Box experience in the natural beauty,Aboriginal and gold rush for houses and fuel for miners and other settlers. Timber was also Matherson’s Hotel - wake up to choir of birds! Other acitivities include bird watching, bike Canoeing Ironbark Country. BFNC. heritage of Victoria. The trail links the old gold rush towns together and used extensively to support mine structures and provide industrial Knowsley (E5) and crossed riding, nature study, orienteering, bush walking and photography. Enjoy a paddle on the lakes, Coliban River, (D5)or the • Triggs, Barbara. (2002) Tracks, Scats and other Traces - all can be accessed by train. You can walk from Bendigo to Ballarat, via fuel. Over the years the axe, cross cut saw and chainsaws have all the Campaspe River at Heathcote-Graytown National Park is approximately 50km east of Rapids. (D4) A field guide to Australian mammals. Oxford University Press. Castlemaine and Daylesford, along the Great Dividing Trail. The made their mark. Many trees in the local forests show signs of Barnadown by punt (floating Bendigo via McIvor Highway. • Tully, John. (1988) Dja Dja Wurrung language of Central Victoria. Leanganook Track between Castlemaine and Bendigo, is 58kms long. coppicing, where multiple stems/trunks grow from an ancient stump barge) (D4). They reached Fishing Including place names. Leanganook is the name for Mt Alexander in the Dja Dja Wurrung which is the result of earlier cutting and recutting - larger trees are the Gulf of Carpentaria on BENDIGO REGIONAL PARK The fishing is superb here with fish ranging from Golden Perch, Redfin language. (Maps are available from Visitor Information Centres). Acknowledgements rare as a consequence. the 11th of February 1862. Is an area of public land set aside primarily to provide recreation for to Murray Cod and Trout. Lake Eppalock is stocked by Fisheries Victoria and the local Angling Club. This project acknowledges the co-operation and support from the On their return they arrived at the advanced depot in South Australia large numbers of people in natural or semi-natural surroundings. Bendigo Bushland Trail: This trail circles the City of Greater National Indigenous Cadetship Program,The City of Greater Bendigo, Today, State Forests in Victoria are the only publicly owned bushland on the Cooper Creek 21st April 1862 to find that the depot party Regional Parks have significant value for nature conservation, as well as Bendigo in predominantly bush land settings. The trail passes Department of Sustainability and Environment, Parks Victoria, and areas still utilised for timber production. Local residents are allowed to OTHER PLACES TO FISH had left only nine hours earlier. Utterly exhausted they attempted to for their cultural heritage features and the provision of recreation through urban parks and other public land settings. For more La Trobe University Bendigo. obtain a permit for domestic firewood collection. The Department of reach Mt Hopeless 150 miles south but Burke,Wills and Gray died opportunities. information see the urban map and look for ‘Rex’ the echidna. There are numerous fishing spots along the Campaspe River from the Sustainability and Environment manages all State Forests and recognise leaving King the only survivor. King lived with the Aborigines until Spillway to Elmore and beyond. These include Russell’s Bridge (D5), Horse Riding: Is permitted in State Forests and along the O’Keefe Rail environmental values as well as the production values of the forest. rescued by Alfred Howitt on the 15th of September 1862. Bendigo Regional Park acceptable uses and values: Barnadown Bridge (D4), English’s Bridge (D4) and Avonmore Bridge State Forests are managed to: • Informal recreation for large numbers of people. Trail. Some horse riding is permitted on formed roads and vehicular (D3). • Protect biodiversity and increase nature conservation • The protection of historic sites and Aboriginal cultural sites. tracks open to the public in the Greater Bendigo National Park and • Protect water catchments • Car touring, picnicking and camping in designated areas. the Bendigo Regional Park. Please remain on formed tracks. • Conserve historic and cultural values • Horse, mountain and trail bike riding on formed roads only. Front Cover photograph courtesy of Parks Victoria 44857 Parks and Forest Map 24/9/04 12:02 PM Page 1

A BB CC DD EE FF Wax Lip Orchid Green Hood Orchid Bendigo Wax Flower Magenta Storksbill This map guide promotes the recreational use of our surrounding bushland parks and reserves in a responsible and CULTURAL HERITAGE sustainable manner.This map will guide you through and arround some of Bendigo’s natural and cultural features that are OLD MINING SITES waiting to be discovered.Take time to stop, look, listen, touch and smell the bush as you walk through it, picnic in it, relax • Pink Cliffs Historic Reserve (Heathcote) and be delighted by it.You can access the area by tracks of varying standards and levels of signage. (F6) 1 Tread lightly and drive carefully. If necessary use extra maps to ensure a safe return. Jeremy Tscharke Jeremy Tscharke Gail Tavener Gail Tavener HISTORIC SITES BIODIVERSITY DISCOVER THE WILDFLOWERS • Burke and Wills Campsites (D7, E5, D4) • Axedale Flora Reserve (D5) • Burke and Wills River Crossing (D4) WITNESS THE WILDLIFE • Howitts Campsite (C6) In the Greater Bendigo WILDFLOWER DRIVES National Park, Bendigo • Camp Road (B4) CAMPASPE RUN MUSEUM ELMORE (E3) Regional Park land and State • Flagstaff Hill (B4) On your way north, step back in time and Forests. • Skylark Road (B4) visit this agricultural and historical museum. It Others include also provides an insight into Aboriginal • Crosbie Nature Tuan culture and art. Conservation Miles Geldard Reserve (E5) Pink Bells EUCALYPTUS DISTILLERIES • Lyell State Forest (C6) Gail Tavener Relics of old Eucalyptus distilleries can be One Tree Hill • Pilchers Bridge Nature Greater Bendigo National Park seen at the Gunyah picnic (C4) grounds. Rebecca Phillips Conservation Shadbolt’s Picnic Area (B4) within the Reserve (C6) 2 GREATER BENDIGO NATIONAL PARK Whipstick section of the Greater Bendigo • Shelbourne Nature National Park is also a former Eucalyptus • Kamarooka (C3) Conservation • Mandurang (B6) distillery site. Remnants of infrastructure and Reserve (A5) operational layout can still be traced at this • One Tree Hill (B5) • Spring Plains Nature • Whipstick (B4) site, now a passive recreational area within Conservation Reserve (F6) the park. • The Sugarloaf Nature HEATHCOTE-GRAYTOWN NATIONAL PARK Conservation Reserve (D5) • Dargile (F6) • Wilsons Hill Nature ABORIGINAL CULTURE • McIvor Range (F6) Conservation Reserve (A5) • Mt. Ida (F6) Many Aboriginal sites are not exposed to many people to ensure that they can be BENDIGO REGIONAL PARK protected and conserved. Keep your eyes • (B5) peeled for scarred trees along roadsides, • Wellsford (C4) several have been spotted on the path of • Whipstick (B4) the near Ravenswood (B6). • Specimen Gully Whilist driving through Harcourt (B6) there 3 is a large dead tree bearing a scar in the BENDIGO STATE FORESTS centre of town. All sites bear silent witness • Eppalock (D6) to the land that was once solely occupied • Kimbolton (D6) by the Jarra Jarra people. • Knowsley (D5) • Lockwood (A6) DJA DJA WURRUNG PLACE NAMES • Longlea (C5) Aboriginal culture still resides within the land • Lyell (C6) as well as in the place names around • Sedgwick (C6) Bendigo. For example: • Wellsford (C4) • Gunyah (shelter/hut) picninc grounds • Nerring (A4) (C4) • Lake Weeroona (tranquil) HEATHCOTE- • Leanganook/Mt. Alexander (south of GRAYTOWN Bendigo) STATE FORESTS • Mia Mia (shelter/hut) Bridge, • Argyle (F6) Redesdale (D7) 4 • Dargile (F6) • Mt.Tarrengower (Maldon) • One Eye (E6) (Tarren - rough, gower - mountain)

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RECREATION GEOLOGICAL SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE Some of these sites are of international significance. • Big Hill Range (Cutting) (B6) Entrance to Bendigo (B6) • Glacial Erratics, Derrenal Glacial Pavement (E6) • Observation Point Lake Eppalock (E6)

CATCH A FISH Take time to drop a line in some of the fishing Bendigo Regional Park Rebecca Phillips 7 hotspots around Bendigo • Avonmore Bridge (D3) RIDE A HORSE • Axedale Bridge (D5) Mt.Alexander Horse riding is permitted on the O’Keefe Rail • Barnadown Bridge (D4) Alison Pouliot Trail. Other areas that permit horse riding are ENJOY THE VIEW • English’s Bridge (D4) within the State Forests: • Flagstaff Hill Lookout (B4) • Russell’s Bridge (D5) • Kimbolton State Forest (D6) • Mt. Ida Lookout (F6) • Knowsley State Forest (D5) • Observation Point, Derrinal (E6) • Lockwood State Forest (A6) • Viewing Rock Heathcote (F6) One Tree Hill Lookout • Longlea State Forest (D5) Ryan Miles • Lyell State Forest (C6) GO CAMPING • One Eye State Forest (E6) CHECK OUT WATER Camping is permitted at designated

Saloman Valley • Sedgwick State Forest (C6) ACTIVITIES AT LAKE EPPALOCK (D6) sites within the National and Rebecca Phillips • Wellsford State Forest (C4) Drought conditions may effect your visit to the area so please Recreational Park and State Forest. call the Bendigo Visitor Information Centre before planning Some places to camp include: HAVE A BBQ OR PICNIC your trip (03) 5444 4445 • Mulga Dam, Kamarooka, Greater There are so many places to have a peaceful 1, 2. Kimbolton area Bendigo National Park (C3) 8 lunch outdoors, some places include: 3. Corner Cove • Notley’s,Whipstick, Greater • Wellsford State Forest Picnic Sites (C4) 4. Kirrang Point Lake Eppalock Bendigo National Park (B4) • Huntly-Epsom Lions Park (C4) 5. Point King • Rush Dam, Kamarooka, Greater • Shadbolt Picnic Area, Greater Bendigo 6. Derrinal recreation area Bendigo National Park (C3) National Park (B4) 7. Spillway Recreation Reserve • Dargile Reserve, Heathcote- Campaspe River (upstream English’s Bridge) Great Dividing Trail • Loeser Picnic Area, Greater Bendigo Graytown National Park (F6) Rebecca Phillips Alison Pouliot National Park (B4) • Nerring State Forest (A4) Published 2004