Welcome to North Central Victoria...
The mythology and topography of Legends, Wine and High Country has long attracted people to the deeply engraved mountain ranges, fertile valleys, pristine lakes and waterways.
Aboriginal tribes once gathered here annually to take advantage of the cool summer climate of the High Country and to feast on the Bogong moth.
In 1824 explorers Hume and Hovell were the first Europeans to find and report what riches this part of the new world had to offer. Later in the 19th century gold prospectors came in their thousands to toil in the valleys in search of their fortune. Along with the wealth came the infamous bushrangers, the daring exploits of whom have become an important part of Australian history.
Graziers, agriculturalists and winemakers all prospered here thanks to the rivers, rich soils and temperate climate.
Whatever their reason for coming, the people who were drawn to Legends, Wine and High Country contributed much in return for the prosperity they gained. They have helped shape the regioni?1/2s character and given it a fascinating social heritage to match its natural beauty.
Take some time out and escape to the north-eastern region of Victoria known as Legends, Wine and High Country. You will discover a place so rich in history, so full of things to do and with such breath-taking scenery that in no time at all you will forget what it was you were escaping from in the first place.
