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MOUNT
BEAUTY
High
up
in
the
Kiewa
Valley,
the
town
of
Mount
Beauty
is
tucked
beneath
Mount
Bogong,
the
highest
peak
in
the
Victorian
Alps.
Flanked
by
national
parks
and
alpine
wilderness,
Mount
Beauty
is
set
among
rich
valleys,
snow-clad
mountains,
lakes
and
wild
rivers
full
of
fish.
It
is
a
year
round
base
for
high
country
exploration
and
central
to
some
of
the
most
exciting
adventures
Victoria
has
to
offer,
all
within
easy
reach.
It
exists
for
explorers,
with
special
events,
tournaments
and
festivals
filling
the
calendar
every
month.
From
here
the
choice
is
yours;
you
can
walk
or
ride
on
horse
or
bicycle,
you
can
motor
or
glide,
take
a
canoe
or
a
four
wheel
drive.
In
winter
you
can
ski
for
miles;
in
spring,
the
wildflowers
will
stop
you
in
wonderment
every
few
metres.
There
are
golf
and
garden
festivals
in
season,
car
rallies
and
picnic
races,
cattle
drives
and
Christmas
feasting
in
December
and
one
of
Victoria's
secrets,
the
November
Festival
of
the
Bogong
Moth.
From
the
time
of
the
Dreaming,
the
high
country
has
been
a
meeting
place
of
peace,
feasting
and
good
sport.
The
Aborigines
of
the
seven
tribes
of
north
east
Victoria
would
congregate
after
the
spring
thaw
on
the
banks
of
the
Murray
River
at
Mungabareena,
or
Albury.
Problems
were
sorted
out,
marriages
confirmed
and
new
plans
made.
Spears
were
laid
down
and
the
tribe
from
Mt
Beauty,
the
Ya-itma
then,
led
the
way
to
the
high
plains
for
the
annual
Bogong
Moth
feast.
The
Aboriginal
name
for
the
moth
is
bogong
and
today
the
Bogong
Moth
Festival
once
more
calls
people
together
to
celebrate
peace
and
good
living
when
spring
transforms
the
Victorian
high
country
into
lush
pastures
of
wildflowers
and
coursing
mountain
streams.
It
is
the
power
of
these
mighty
streams
which
ensures
the
accessibility
and
protection
of
the
high
country
for
modern
generations.
Like
nearby
Bogong
Village,
Mt
Beauty
was
built
to
house
workers
involved
in
the
construction
and
operation
of
the
Kiewa
Hydro
Electric
Scheme
in
the
late
1940s.
To
access
the
powerful
source
of
the
Kiewa
River
meant
carving
a
weatherproof
route
through
the
rugged
mountains.
This
route,
the
winding,
scenic
Bogong
High
Plains
Road,
gave
Victoria
more
than
power,
it
opened
the
way
for
development
of
the
second
largest
alpine
ski
resort
in
the
State,
Falls
Creek.
MYRTLEFORD
Miners
seeking
seams
of
gold
took
supplies
and
rested
in
Myrtleford
before
continuing
to
the
goldfields
of
the
Buckland
Valley.
This
tradition
continues
as
hungry
travellers
stop
over
to
rest
and
taste
the
variety
of
country
fare
on
offer.
Tobacco,
hops
and
timber
feature
as
local
resources.
Old
kilns
built
from
logs
of
hewn
from
the
local
forest
are
a
landmark
to
the
area.
Marking
the
entrance
to
the
town
is
a
beautifully
crafted
river
red
gum
crafted
by
a
famous
local
artisan
with
help
from
local
school
children.
MANSFIELD
Mansfield
is
the
gateway
to
Melbourne's
winter
playground
of
Mount
Buller.
A
short
two
hour
drive
from
the
city
and
you're
there.
In
whatever
season,
the
town
and
its
surrounding
district
offers
you
much
to
see
and
do.
Stand
in
the
main
street
and
look
towards
the
mountains.
Mount
Buller
and
Mount
Stirling
are
immediately
in
front
of
you
across
the
wide
valley
of
the
Delatite
River.
Mansfield
his
always
been
the
centre
of
grazing
country.
Here
you
will
find
some
of
the
great
stories
and
the
great
story
tellers
of
the
country.
Many
of
the
original
families
are
still
here,
some
now
your
guides
to
the
secrets
of
the
district
and
its
history.
You
can
go
on
horseback
into
the
mountains,
staying
overnight
in
the
old
cattlemen's
huts
dotted
through
the
bush.
At
night
the
sky
is
full
of
stars
and
the
mountains
seemingly
endless.
Here
you
can
relive
the
quiet
nights
of
the
pioneers,
yarn
around
a
camp-fire,
surrounded
by
the
quiet
of
the
mountains
and
the
wildlife
that
inhabit
them,
become
part
of
the
landscape
and
its
history.
If
you
enjoy
solitude
there
is
great
fishing
around
Mansfield,
in
the
Delatite
and
Howqua
Rivers
and
Lake
Eildon
itself.
Mansfield
and
the
country
around
it
offer
great
opportunities
for
bushwalking
and
photography.
And
if
you're
really
adventurous
and
want
to
see
the
country
from
a
different
angle,
take
a
flight
in
a
hot
air
balloon.
There
is
a
wide
variety
of
accommodation
to
be
had,
from
camping
sites
to
modern
motels
to
Iuxurious
and
old
world
bed
and
breakfasts.
You
can
rent
a
cottage
on
a
working
farm
or
stay
in
old
banks
or
shearers'
quarters.
Good
food
is
here
in
abundance,
from
old-fashioned
solid
pub
meals
to
candle-lit
dinners
at
first
class
restaurants.
And
try
the
local
wines,
cool
climate
varieties
with
their
special
characteristics
and
flavours.
Mansfield
is
one
of
the
towns
where
Ned
Kelly
is
not
remembered
with
affection.
Just
out
of
town
at
Stringybark
Creek
in
the
Wombat
Ranges,
Ned
Kelly
and
his
gang
killed
three
troopers,
Sergeant
Kennedy
and
Constables
Lonigan
and
Scanlon.
A
fourth
member
of
the
patrol,
Constable
McIntyre,
escaped.
This
was
the
crime
for
which
Kelly
was
finally
hanged.
In
the
main
street
opposite
the
Mansfield
Hotel
you
will
find
a
memorial
to
the
dead
troopers.
DINNER
PLAIN
The
only
freehold
village
in
the
alps,
Dinner
Plain
is
fast
becoming
one
of
Victoria's
most
popular
summer
retreats,
with
great
fishing,
swimming
and
other
activities.
The
film
set
for
the
childhood
classics,
Elyrie
Mitchell's
Silver
Brumby
series,
the
town
celebrates
its
heritage
of
the
high
country
pioneers
and
their
horses
each
Australia
Day
weekend
with
a
bush
meet
that
would
do
the
Man
from
Snowy
River
proud.
Less
experienced
riders
can
take
a
more
leisurely
pace
along
old
stock
routes
and,
for
those
who
prefer
their
own
two
legs,
there
are
numerous
spectacular
mountain
walks.
This
is
country
to
explore
at
any
time
of
year.
COORYONG
The
upper
reaches
of
the
Murray
around
Corryong
are
among
the
most
unspoiled
places
in
Victoria.
This
is
picture
postcard
territory,
a
photographer's
paradise.
It
is
where
the
mighty
Murray
begins
its
2000
kilometre
journey
to
the
sea.
At
its
birthplace
high
in
the
alps
you
can
jump
across
the
border
of
VIctoria
and
New
South
Wales.
In
the
Corryong
cemetery
is
the
grave
of
perhaps
the
most
famous
Australian,
Jack
Riley,
believed
to
be
the
Man
from
Snowy
River.
At
the
time
of
his
death
Riley
was
manager
of
Tom
Groggin
Station
in
the
foothills
of
the
Kosciusko
Ranges
on
the
other
side
of
the
Murray.
When
news
reached
Corryong
that
he
was
ill
a
party
was
sent
to
bring
him
in.
The
going
was
difficult,
snow
was
falling
and
on
the
night
of
14
July,
1914,
Riley
died
in
a
hut
on
Surveyor's
Creek.
He
was
buried
here
two
days
later.
Riley's
Ride
is
now
part
of
the
annual
Corryong
High
Country
Festival
which
is
held
in
March
in
celebration
of
such
pioneers.
The
Man
From
Snowy
River
Folk
Museum
sheds
some
interesting
insights
into
the
life
of
the
pioneers
and
their
ingenuity
and
it
has
an
extraordinary
exhibition
of
old
skiing
equipment.
Corryong,
for
the
fisherman,
means
brown
and
rainbow
trout.
There
is
great
fishing
here
with
opportunities
for
everyone
from
the
most
experienced
and
skilled
fly
fisherman
to
the
youngest
amateur
with
a
line
and
bait.
And
all
this
in
beautiful
countryside
teeming
with
bird
and
animal
life.
Take
a
tour
with
the
local
Rangers.
It's
a
great
way
to
understand
more
about
the
parks
and
how
alive
they
are.
For
the
bushwalker,
you
have
the
Burrowa-Pine
National
Park
on
the
Victorian
side
of
the
border
and
Kosciusko
National
Park
in
New
South
Wales.
East
along
the
Murray
Valley
Highway
is
Tallangatta,
the
town
that
moved.
The
coloured
sails
of
yachts
now
scoot
over
the
old
town,
which
was
flooded
for
Lake
Hume
in
1956
and
rebuilt
on
its
present
site.
When
the
water
is
low,
the
streets
and
structures
of
old
Tallangatta
rise
like
ghosts
from
their
watery
grave.
From
here
there
is
boating
and
fishing
on
the
Hume
Weir
and
the
Dartmouth
Dam,
both
part
of
one
of
the
largest
inland
waterways
in
the
world.
There
are
numerous
places
to
stay
and
endless
country
roads
to
meander
away
the
stresses
of
city
living.
Try
a
round
of
golf
or
two,
a
picnic
or
just
a
peaceful
walk.
Or
just
listen
and
dream
of
those
mountain
ranges
which
are
always
with
you
wherever
you
travel
around
here.
BRIGHT
Set
at
the
base
of
the
high
country
in
the
Ovens
Valley,
Bright
is
one
of
the
most
beautiful
towns
in
Australia.
Sheltered
against
mountain
storms
and
winds,
it
is
renowned
for
its
weather,
year
round.
Whatever
the
season,
it
will
surprise
you.
In
autumn
the
colours
of
the
deciduous
trees
are
spectacular
and
the
town
is
framed
in
red
and
gold
and
russet.
In
summer
it
is
decked
with
soft
cool
greens
and
in
spring
blossom
and
flowers
fill
the
gardens
and
parks.
Bright
celebrates
autumn
and
spring
with
festivals.
Associated
with
the
Autumn
Festival
is
the
Bright
Art
Exhibition.
This
is
a
nationally
recognised
exhibition
which
attracts
artists
from
all
over
the
country.
In
Spring
you
will
find
gardens
open
to
you,
and
local
traders
and
crafts
people
have
their
wares
for
sale.
People
here
are
hospitable
and
proud
of
their
town
and
its
heritage.
From
Bright
you
can
visit
the
Alpine
and
Mount
Buffallo
National
Parks,
go
skiing
at
Falls
Creek,
Mount
Hotham
and
Mount
Buffalo,
walk
around
the
old
goldfields,
or
fish
the
local
rivers
and
streams.
Be
sure
to
visit
the
Wandiligong
Valley,
now
registered
with
the
National
Trust.
A
number
of
historic
buildings
in
the
old
mining
town
are
preserved.
Fine
wines,
crisp
apples
and
autumn
nuts
are
regional
specialties,
put
to
good
use
in
many
local
eateries.
This
is
the
heartlands
of
the
high
country
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