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MOUNT
BEAUTY
High
up
in
the
Kiewa
Valley,
the
town
of
Mount
Beauty
is
tucked
beneath
Mount
Bogong,
the
highest
peak
in
the
Victorian
Alps.
Flanked
by
national
parks
and
alpine
wilderness,
Mount
Beauty
is
set
among
rich
valleys,
snow-clad
mountains,
lakes
and
wild
rivers
full
of
fish.
It
is
a
year
round
base
for
high
country
exploration
and
central
to
some
of
the
most
exciting
adventures
Victoria
has
to
offer,
all
within
easy
reach.
It
exists
for
explorers,
with
special
events,
tournaments
and
festivals
filling
the
calendar
every
month.
From
here
the
choice
is
yours;
you
can
walk
or
ride
on
horse
or
bicycle,
you
can
motor
or
glide,
take
a
canoe
or
a
four
wheel
drive.
In
winter
you
can
ski
for
miles;
in
spring,
the
wildflowers
will
stop
you
in
wonderment
every
few
metres.
There
are
golf
and
garden
festivals
in
season,
car
rallies
and
picnic
races,
cattle
drives
and
Christmas
feasting
in
December
and
one
of
Victoria's
secrets,
the
November
Festival
of
the
Bogong
Moth.
From
the
time
of
the
Dreaming,
the
high
country
has
been
a
meeting
place
of
peace,
feasting
and
good
sport.
The
Aborigines
of
the
seven
tribes
of
north
east
Victoria
would
congregate
after
the
spring
thaw
on
the
banks
of
the
Murray
River
at
Mungabareena,
or
Albury.
Problems
were
sorted
out,
marriages
confirmed
and
new
plans
made.
Spears
were
laid
down
and
the
tribe
from
Mt
Beauty,
the
Ya-itma
then,
led
the
way
to
the
high
plains
for
the
annual
Bogong
Moth
feast.
The
Aboriginal
name
for
the
moth
is
bogong
and
today
the
Bogong
Moth
Festival
once
more
calls
people
together
to
celebrate
peace
and
good
living
when
spring
transforms
the
Victorian
high
country
into
lush
pastures
of
wildflowers
and
coursing
mountain
streams.
It
is
the
power
of
these
mighty
streams
which
ensures
the
accessibility
and
protection
of
the
high
country
for
modern
generations.
Like
nearby
Bogong
Village,
Mt
Beauty
was
built
to
house
workers
involved
in
the
construction
and
operation
of
the
Kiewa
Hydro
Electric
Scheme
in
the
late
1940s.
To
access
the
powerful
source
of
the
Kiewa
River
meant
carving
a
weatherproof
route
through
the
rugged
mountains.
This
route,
the
winding,
scenic
Bogong
High
Plains
Road,
gave
Victoria
more
than
power,
it
opened
the
way
for
development
of
the
second
largest
alpine
ski
resort
in
the
State,
Falls
Creek.
MYRTLEFORD
Miners
seeking
seams
of
gold
took
supplies
and
rested
in
Myrtleford
before
continuing
to
the
goldfields
of
the
Buckland
Valley.
This
tradition
continues
as
hungry
travellers
stop
over
to
rest
and
taste
the
variety
of
country
fare
on
offer.
Tobacco,
hops
and
timber
feature
as
local
resources.
Old
kilns
built
from
logs
of
hewn
from
the
local
forest
are
a
landmark
to
the
area.
Marking
the
entrance
to
the
town
is
a
beautifully
crafted
river
red
gum
crafted
by
a
famous
local
artisan
with
help
from
local
school
children.
MANSFIELD
Mansfield
is
the
gateway
to
Melbourne's
winter
playground
of
Mount
Buller.
A
short
two
hour
drive
from
the
city
and
you're
there.
In
whatever
season,
the
town
and
its
surrounding
district
offers
you
much
to
see
and
do.
Stand
in
the
main
street
and
look
towards
the
mountains.
Mount
Buller
and
Mount
Stirling
are
immediately
in
front
of
you
across
the
wide
valley
of
the
Delatite
River.
Mansfield
his
always
been
the
centre
of
grazing
country.
Here
you
will
find
some
of
the
great
stories
and
the
great
story
tellers
of
the
country.
Many
of
the
original
families
are
still
here,
some
now
your
guides
to
the
secrets
of
the
district
and
its
history.
You
can
go
on
horseback
into
the
mountains,
staying
overnight
in
the
old
cattlemen's
huts
dotted
through
the
bush.
At
night
the
sky
is
full
of
stars
and
the
mountains
seemingly
endless.
Here
you
can
relive
the
quiet
nights
of
the
pioneers,
yarn
around
a
camp-fire,
surrounded
by
the
quiet
of
the
mountains
and
the
wildlife
that
inhabit
them,
become
part
of
the
landscape
and
its
history.
If
you
enjoy
solitude
there
is
great
fishing
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