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Wangaratta (/ ˌ w æ ŋ ɡ ə ˈ r æ t ə / WANG-gə-RAT-ə) is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, 236 km (147 mi) from Melbourne along the Hume Highway. The city had a population of 29,808 per the 2021 Australian Census.
16 Aug 2024 Choirboys : Run To Paradise - The Stories of Australian Rock N’ Roll in Wangaratta. 16 August 2024. As young twenty-something-year-olds, Choirboys formed in 1978, growing up on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
- Murray to Mountains Rail Trail. Wangaratta is at the start of a 95-kilometre cycling and walking trail, carrying you up to the town of Bright in the Australian Alps.
- Merriwa Park. A real point of pride for Wangaratta is this urban park by the CBD, on the original course of the King River. In the 1950s the river was diverted using a levee, creating a lagoon in the park attracting ducks and other waterbirds.
- Warby-Ovens National Park. The steep granite peaks west of Wangaratta are at a transition in the northern Victorian landscape where the uplands give way to the plains of the Riverina.
- King Valley Wine Region. In north-east Victoria you’ll be in a wine growing region that begins just outside Wangaratta and meanders east along the picturesque valley of the King River as far as Alpine National Park.
Wangaratta Visitor Information Services. Ned Kelly Discovery Hub. Lions Park, Gladstone Street. Glenrowan . Open 7 days 10am – 4pm. p. 1800 801 065.
Time your visit to coincide with one of the city's many memorable festivals and events, especially November's Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, held annually in town and at nearby wineries. Catch comedy, theatre and opera at the gleaming performing arts centre, and see the ever-changing art exhibitions at the Wangaratta Art Gallery.
Wangaratta is a regional city located in the northeast of Victoria, Australia. It lies on the banks of the Ovens River and is surrounded by hills and mountains. The city has a population of approximately 19,000 people and is a major commercial and cultural center of the region. Wangaratta boasts a range of attractions and activities for visitors.
Wangaratta’s CBD is located just two and a half hours northeast of Melbourne. The surrounding areas encompass the famed vineyards of the King Valley, the Milawa Gourmet Region (the epicentre of regional food) and the reimagined historical towns of Eldorado and Glenrowan. Each holds its own stories from eras past, told beautifully by locals ...
