See also: Ouyen

Hopetoun

in the Southern Mallee

named after the 7th Earl of Hopetoun, Victorian Governor from 1889 to 1895 and later the first Governor-General of Australia

The Yarrikaluk people inhabited the area prior to European settlement.

Hopetoun, courtesy Hopetoun Progress Association Inc

Attractions:

Corrong Station Homestead
Hopetoun House
Lake Lascelles
Hopetoun Historical Museum
Lake Corrong
Mallee Bush Retreat
Wyperfeld National Park
Wathe Reserve

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Nearby Parks
Big Desert Wilderness Park
Hattah Kulkyne National Park
Lake Albacutya Regional Park
Murray Sunset National Park

Just the facts:

Contact: Tourist Information Gateway Beat, 75 Lascelles St, tel: (03) 5083 3001 (+61 3 5083 3001)
www.hopetounvictoria.com.au Yarriambiack Shire Council
Parks Victoria
Visit Victoria
Wikipedia entry
Getting there: 400 kilometres north-west of Melbourne on the Henty Highway