How to get here.
Map Ref: D11 H 11 F11 B10 D7
Population: 2454
Location: 130km North East Melbourne
Accommodation: 1 Resort, 9 B&B's, 6 Motels/Hotels, 4 Caravan Parks
Things Do: Art Gallery, Antiques, Golf, Horse Racing, Horse Riding, Speed Way, Alexandra Timber Tramway, Olive Farm Café & Produce Store, Honey Farm, Day Spas, Healing Centres, Massage & Bowen Therapy, Vineyards, Nurseries, Walking Tracks, Rock Climbing, Shopping, Café's, Restaurants, Tennis, Bowls.
Historic Alexandra is located in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range 130 kilometres north east of Melbourne. It houses Murrindindi's civic centre and is a town rich in parklands.
The first white men to see Alexandra were Hume and Hovell in 1824. Goldmining and heavily timbered fertile soils surrounding the Upper Goulburn River provided the initial attraction for settlers which, prior to European settlement, had been inhabited mainly by aborigines of the Yauung - Illam - Baluk tribe.
More than ever this region needs you to come and visit.
A massive 75% of the Murrindindi Shire was effected physically by the fires, but worse still 100% of it's approximate 12,000 residents have suffered in one way or another, either through loss of their house, family members, business, jobs and many of those untouched by fires have had a massive economic loss. Marysville in particular was the hub of Murrindindi Shire providing 75% of the regions gross economic impact. Marysville is now in the delicate stages of rebuilding and recovering but this will take time.
The good news is that there is still plenty of things to see, do and experience in the surrounding towns such as Alexandra, Eildon and Yea.
Right now there are some amazing well known artists that have captured the sentiment and regrowth of the region and these works are displayed in art galleries and cafes throughout Murrindindi.
Right now you will experience the hardiness of nature as it restores itself, tall dark trunks wired with leafy regrowth set amongst green rolling hills, streams and valleys. The beauty of this region certainly has not escaped us, but instead gives you a new perspective to indulge in.
So do visit, enjoy your stay and help with the economic rebuild of this beautiful community.
