It is located outside the Urgent Care Centre. Please note times may vary depending on community requirements. Bookings are essential prior to coming to the fever clinic, which will help reduce waiting times. This can be done by phoning for an appointment on 03 This will make information collection faster. Once you have filled in the form, you will get a unique registration number, which can be used by authorised staff at the testing site to access your information securely.
This will improve the testing experience. The details you provide will be available when you arrive at any COVID testing site that uses the testing registration form for 90 days. Registration is available to anyone who is 18 years or older and has an Australian mobile phone number. It was considerably altered in and is now the Parish Centre for the Holy Trinity Anglican church. The nave of the church was built in It was consecrated in and the chancel and sanctuary were added in The vestry and organ chamber were added in and the red-brick belfry and porch in We know this because it was the site of an escape attempt by Ned Kelly who burst into the shop while en route from the police station to the courthouse.
The story is that he was recaptured in the shop after a violent struggle with Sergeant Whelan and Constables Lonigan, O'Dea and Fitzpatrick which ensued after Constable Lonigan tried to handcuff Kelly.
These policeman became important figures in Kelly's life. There is a plaque outside with details of the infamous fracas. Benalla Cemetery There is a brochure available at the Visitor Centre which list 26 graves of interest.
Of particular note are the graves of the Kelly gang member, Joe Byrne; the grave of Corporal Sambo a rather racist name , an Aborigine who was brought from Queensland to track down Ned Kelly; and the grave of Dr Arthur Barrington, who pioneered attempts to create a universal language as the President of the Esperanto Club.
It is located just west of town just off Baddaginnie Road. It is on Cemetery Road. There is a detailed brochure with the location of the graves available at the Visitor Information Centre. It is a great spot for a picnic, scenic drive, bushwalk, bike ride or horse ride. The flora includes wildflowers blooming in spring, wattles flowering in winter and large yellow Guinea-flowers on display most of the year.
Gold was discovered here in and worked into the early 20th century though returns were not substantial. There are open picnic areas. There is a useful, downloadable brochure. Winton Wetlands In the state government decommissioned Lake Mokoan a large expanse of water to the north-west of town and renamed it Winton Wetlands Reserve. It is an 8,ha reserve of ephemeral swamps, grasslands and woodlands which is designed to support richly diverse plant, bird, fish and invertebrate communities.
It is currently being redeveloped it was once used for fishing and boating activities with an emphasis on cycle paths, boardwalks and walkways which will meander through the wetlands.
It proudly claims to be the largest wetland restoration project in the southern hemisphere. Beyond it on the Tatong -Tolmie Road passes through rolling hills until it reaches Stringybark Creek Road where today there is a Kelly Tree picnic area.
The Kelly Gang and Police Shoot Out site there is a good map on the Ned Kelly Touring Route brochure available from the Visitor Information Centre has a bronze plaque commemorating the event that lead to the death of three policemen and turned the Kelly Gang into wanted outlaws.
Lonigan was shot dead by Ned while McIntyre surrendered. When Kennedy and Scanlon returned they engaged in a shoot-out and Ned killed Scanlon and mortally wounded Kennedy. Ned later shot Kennedy through the heart. He claimed it as an act of mercy. McIntyre escaped to report the killings. The Kellys were no longer just horse thieves.
The gang were declared outlaws which meant they could be shot on sight. The tree, which marked the site of Lonigan's death has long gone but the killings of Lonigan and Scanlon did occur in the immediate vicinity. There is detailed signage at the site. Mount Samaria State Park Located 28 km south of Benalla the Mount Samaria State Park 7, ha is a shady eucalypt forest which is ideal for walking, camping and picnicking.
It was used by the Yorta Yorta people prior to the grazing and logging from the s through to the late s. Parks Victoria describe the park as "Beneath the majestic Blue Gums and Mountain Grey Gum, the moist environment supports a dense understorey of wattles, dogwood and bracken. The drier forests of stringybarks, boxes and peppermints expose an open understorey of hardy shrubs and tussock grasses. An array of wildflowers include peas, trigger plants, everlasting daisies, milkmaids and orchids.
Mount Samaria hosts a variety of Australian wildlife including kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, echidnas, possums and gliders, and the granite rocks provide warm homes for a variety of lizards and snakes. The park is also a haven for many birds including Lyrebirds, rosellas and the gracious Wedge-tailed Eagle. There are a number of excellent bushwalks in the park including 1 a 3km return walk to Wild Dog Falls and Lookout 2 a 3 km return walk to Back Creek Falls 3 a couple of walking tracks to the summit of Mt Samaria m 4 a 7.
They named the Broken River, 'Swampy'. James Taylor was drowned in the Broken River while searching for a suitable crossing place. In April that year eighteen men, working for George and William Faithfull, were attacked by a large number of Yorta Yorta people.
At least one Aborigine and between eight and thirteen men died in what became known as the Faithfull Massacre. Savage reprisals resulted in the deaths of up to Aborigines.
The reason for the attack is unclear but it is likely the men had camped on a hunting ground. It was known, rather unimaginatively, as the Broken River Crossing Place and a survey of the surrounding land was carried out later that year. The town grew quickly with a post office being opened in ; a slab courthouse, a cottage for the Commissioner of Lands and the first bridge across the river all being built in ; and another survey and the naming of the settlement, 'Benalla' by superintendent Charles La Trobe, all occurring in A telegraph station was built in and the following year a Catholic school and chapel, a brewery, a flour mill and a new wooden courthouse all contributed to the growth of the town.
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