Category: VIC

Hamilton in south-west Victoria, is on the cusp of discovery as increasing numbers of city residents set out to find their country escape.

With 16,000 residents, Warragul is the main population centre and service town of the West Gippsland region.

Yarragon, with its population of 1,650, is one of only a tiny handful of Gippsland towns not bypassed by the M1.

Teesdale is one of a number of thriving towns in the Golden Plains Shire, in western Victoria, and part of the area’s Food Production Precinct.

This is one of those pretty villages where you have glimpses of what’s in store as you approach, but it’s only when you turn the final bend and the lake is stretched out in front of you, that you really appreciate what is here.

Let’s assume for a moment you’ve never been to Queenscliff and my job is to draw comparisons with like places to help you understand something of this bayside village.

Nestled in the northern reaches of the Otways, Forrest’s very reason for existence was as a centre for the harvesting and milling of its ancient forests.

The Princes Highway leads into this beautiful Western District town with its wide centre reserve boasting an avenue of mature English oaks.

If ever a country town provided a fanfare welcome, it would be Camperdown.

In the foothills of the Great Dividing Range you will find Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, the twin towns known as the Spa Capital of Australia.

Unless you were involved in the dairy industry, there was a time when you wouldn’t have heard of Timboon.

If you stroll along the Wimmera River banks in Horsham, enjoying the red gums and the chorus of birds, it’s easy to forget you’re in a bustling regional capital.