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Pheasant Creek is a locality in Victoria to the east of Kinglake West and to the west of Kinglake Central.Named after the creek that passes through the north of the town, Pheasant Creek is a largely residential area with moderately sized bush blocks connecting pine plantations to the north with the Kinglake National Park to the south.
The Victorian Alps, also known locally as the High Country, is a large mountain system in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria.Occupying the majority of eastern Victoria, it is the southwestern half of the Australian Alps (the other half being the Snowy Mountains), the tallest portion of the Great Dividing Range.
Grand Designs Australia is an Australian observational series on The LifeStyle Channel. The series, which is a local adaptation of the British series of the same name, sees original host, Peter Maddison, and current host, Anthony Burke, chronicle the construction of grand and unusual houses. Series overview Season Episodes Originally aired Network First aired Last aired 1 9 21 October 2010 ...
The Bogong High Plains continues to have an important place in scientific research. In summer, large numbers of scientists conduct research in the area, including studies of hydrology, vegetation change, fire response, weed invasions, occurrence of native animals ( mountain pygmy possum , alpine skink) and introduced species (such as hares ...
Michael O'Connell (1898–1976), a British soldier returned from the Western Front, between 1924 and 1926 built Barbizon (named after the French art school), on a bush block in Tramway Parade near Beach Road. The house was constructed from hand made concrete blocks on a simple cruciform plan and regarded by some as an early Modernist design. [81]
Mount Stirling is a mountain in the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, located in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia.The mountain has an elevation of 1,747–1,749 metres (5,732–5,738 ft) above sea level.
Bunyip is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 81 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Bunyip recorded a population of 3,131 at the 2021 census. [1] Its major road connection is via the Princes Highway.
Eight of these fires were unable to be contained and joined to form the largest fire in Victoria since the 1939 "Black Friday" bushfires. [ 1 ] The main fire burnt over 1,300,000 hectares (3,200,000 acres) over 59 days before it was contained on 7 March 2003. 41 homes and 213 other structures were destroyed, along with tree bridges, and 10,000 ...