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Milawa<br />
This small township is located 18km southeast of Wangaratta and is a gastronomical<br />
delight. This is home to the popular Brown Brothers Wine label and Milawa Cheese Co.<br />
which produces specialty cheeses.<br />
Murray to Mountains Rail Trail<br />
This popular path is paved and travels along 94km, passing though several historical<br />
towns in the area. You can bike it or horse ride or is you have a week, walking is an<br />
option.<br />
Warrnambool<br />
Warrnambool is a city on the south coast of Victoria, 263km south west of Melbourne<br />
and will take about 3 hours via Geelong on the Princes Highway. Warrnambool via the<br />
Great Ocean Road takes about 6 hours from Melbourne. Warrnambool is connected to<br />
Melbourne by train.<br />
Warrnambool is at the end of the Great Ocean Road and surrounded by lush hinterland.<br />
The beaches at Warrnambool are popular in the summer months and provide good<br />
surfing. Because of it's location, hugging the Southern Ocean coast line, it has taken on<br />
the tag of Windy Warrnambool, due to the gusty southerly winds encountered through<br />
this area.<br />
Warrnambool hosts the worldwide popular Fun For Kids festival every July. It is the<br />
largest kid's festival in the world and draws hundreds of families from all over.<br />
Warrnambool also plays host to the popular horse racing event in May, known as the<br />
May Races. It is here that the longest steeple chase in <strong>Australia</strong> is run, the Grand Annual<br />
Steeple Chase.<br />
Cheese world<br />
Allansford is 10km east of Warrnambool and is the heart of dairy farming in the<br />
Southwest. It is here that the large Dairy Farmers factory is located which is one of the<br />
areas major employers. Cheeseworld is a large cheese tasting and fresh dairy produce<br />
sales outlet, as well as a good family restaurant.<br />
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village<br />
Set atop Flagstaff Hill and overlooking the magnificent Lady Bay is the recreation of a<br />
19th century fishing and sailing village. Here you can view the original lighthouse and<br />
the lighthouse keepers cottage. You can also view two restored ships of the shipwreck<br />
era, loads of information and multimedia displays of the history of many of the sunken<br />
ships. There is a shipwreck museum that houses some treasures that were washed up<br />
from ill fated voyages, one such treasure being the famous Lochard Peacock. Merri<br />
Street.<br />
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