Explore Barkstead in Australia
Barkstead in the region of Victoria is a town in Australia - some 317 mi or ( 510 km ) South-West of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Current time in Barkstead is now 05:20 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Melbourne " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wallace, Smeaton, Newlyn North, Newlyn, and Melbourne. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wallace . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Barkstead ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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snow in Gordon, Victoria Australia
A recent cold snap in Victoria, caused it to snow in many places including Gordon, where over 2" fell in just 3 hours. ..
Victorian Floods, Daylesford 14th January 2011
Features Upper Coliban and Lauriston Reservoirs, Lake Daylesford, Trentham and Sailors Falls and the Blowhole at Hepburn. After 200mm of rain in five days, and 100mm overnight, what are normally small ..
Hepburn Villas B&B @ Daylesford
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Friends of Australia: Kelly Landry on her secret favourite destination
Watch this clip and see where Kelly loves to go ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Hepburn Wind Project
The Hepburn Wind Project is a wind farm built and owned by Hepburn Wind, a community co-operative, and supported by the Victorian Government. The location of the project is Leonards Hill, 10 km south of Daylesford, Victoria, north-west of Melbourne, Victoria. It comprises two individual 2.05 MW wind turbines supplied by REpower System AG which are projected to produce enough energy for 2,300 households, almost as many houses are in the twin-towns of Daylesford and Hepburn Springs.
Located at -37.42 144.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Division of Ballarat
The Division of Ballarat (Ballaarat until 1977) is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the provincial city of Ballarat. At various times in its existence it has included towns such as Ararat, Daylesford, Maryborough, and Stawell. The division currently takes in the regional City of Ballarat and the smaller towns of Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Daylesford, Creswick, Trentham and Clunes.
Located at -37.52 144.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Eganstown, Victoria
Eganstown is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. At the 2005 census, Eganstown and the surrounding area had a population of 432. West of Daylesford, Victoria on the Midland Highway. Until 1872 called Blanket Flat, the town takes its name from John Egan who secured a lease of land here in 1848. The land had originally been taken up by J.W. Berry in 1840. The area contains the Deep Creek Mineral Spring and Corinella Spring.
Located at -37.37 144.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Franklinford, Victoria
Franklinford is a small community in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia, located in the Shire of Hepburn. It was the site chosen by Edward Stone Parker to build the Loddon Aboriginal Protectorate station at Franklinford in January 1841 which was an important focus of the Dja Dja Wurrung people from 1841 until they were forcible resettled in 1864. It is located on the Midland Highway.
Located at -37.39 144.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Newlyn, Victoria
Newlyn, Victoria is a town in Shire of Hepburn, west-central Victoria, Australia. It is located 27 kilometres northeast of Ballarat and 124 kilometres northwest of Melbourne. It is 452 metres above sea level. The town of Newlyn in the Central Highlands between Ballarat and Daylesford is considered to be named after the village of St Newlyn East in Cornwall. The Post Office opened on 10 September 1864. In 1915 Newlyn Railway Station PO was renamed Newlyn, and Newlyn was renamed Newlyn North.
Located at -37.42 143.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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