WOODEND - VICTORIA - 3442
	Population: 3010,   Elevation: ,   Latitude: 37.22.00 Longitude: 144.32.00 Location:   70km north west of Melbourne Highway: Calder Hwy  Nearest Major Town: Melbourne Nearest Airport: Melbourne Touring Area: Macedon Ranges & Spa Country	>	Main street of Woodend.

Woodend is located 300m above sea level in the Macedon Ranges on a bypass from the Calder Freeway. The area was home to five aboriginal tribes before being surveyed by Major Thomas Mitchell who first explored the area in 1836 on his journey through southern New South Wales and Victoria which opened it up to settlement. Mitchell is remembered in the Major Mitchell Lookout on nearby Mt. Macedon. The discovery of gold in the area at Bendigo, Castlemaine and Ballarat created a constant flow of miners on their way to and from the diggings and the main street of Woodend flourished. Pastoralists took up the fertile land around the township and in 1862 the railway created easy access to Melbourne. Today Woodend is a popular holiday destination for peole visiting the Macedon Ranges, wineries, Hanging Rock, and the many attractions of the area like cafes, craft shops, gardens and state forests. Contact the local information centre for ideas on what you can see and do on a visit to Woodend and the Macedon Ranges region of Victoria. PLACES OF INTEREST: Hanging Rock Mt Macedon Memorial Cross Wineries BBQ and Picnic beside the Five Mile Creek Historic Buildings St Mary's Church Mechanics Institute Band Stand Rotunda Caroline Chisholm Memorial Bill's Horse Trough Woodend Clock Tower Sunday Markets - 3rd Sunday each month EVENTS January New Years Day & Australia Day Races - Hanging Rock February Macedon Ranges Vintage Car Rally Harvest Picnic at Hanging Rock March Autumn Race Day - Hanging Rock Buskers Festival at Hanging Rock Woodend Lions Annual Art Show Senior Citizens Picnic World Longest Lunch - Hanging Rock April Kyneton Literature Festival Mt. Macedon Autumn Floral Display & Open Gardens Kyneton Races Kyneton Autumn Fair May Mt Macedon Open Garden Scheme Kyneton Races Gisborne Vintage Machinery & Tractor Pull July Kyneton District Races August Country Womens Golf Week September Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival Kyneton Antique Fair Kyneton Spring Flower Show Kyneton Festival of Flowers Mt Macedon 'Spring Affair' Music at Macedon October Kyneton Jazz Festival Big Band Swing Music at Macedon Macedon Ranges Budburst Wine & Food Festival Lancefield Agricultural Show November Kyneton Agricultural Show Kyneton Cup Races St Ambrose Fete St Mary's Festival Macedon Ranges Open Gardens Day December Gisborne Festival Gisborne Community Carols by Candlelight Woodend Community Carols by Candlelight Kyneton Festival of Christmas Lights ACCOMMODATION SEARCH TYPE: Find From All.................. Adventure Lodge Backpackers B & B Caravan Parks Camping Cottages Cruises/Ferries Farm Stay Guest Houses Holiday Units Home Stay Hotels Houseboats Lodges/Chalets Motels Motel/Hotel Resorts Self Catering Serviced Apartments Ski Lodge/Resort INFORMATION CENTRE: Woodend Visitor Information Centre High St. Woodend. Victoria. 3442. Ph: 03 5427 2033. Fax: 03 5427 3917 HOW TO GET THERE: V/LINE: 13 22 32 Melbourne: (03) 9467 6111 Coach

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