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Werribee Park is the estate of a historical building in Werribee, Victoria, Australia.. It includes Werribee Park Mansion, the Victoria State Rose Garden, [1] formal gardens, the Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre, the Werribee Open Range Zoo, a contemporary sculpture walk and a natural riverine which is being grown with the plants of the Kurung Jang Balluk clan who lived on Werribee River.
The elder Chirnside settled in Werribee, Victoria, just before the gold rushes, eventually buying 80,000 acres (320 km²) of land. He built a substantial bluestone house surrounded by a ha ha wall , and later, in the 1870s, the sandstone Italianate Werribee Park Mansion .
Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census. [1] Werribee was established as an agricultural settlement in the 1850s, originally named Wyndham and later renamed Werribee (derived from the Aboriginal name meaning "backbone" or "spine") in 1904.
In 2024, Werribee Open Range Zoo expanded with the development of a state-of-the-art, 210,000 m 2 (52 acres) habitat designed for Asian elephants. The $88 million project, funded by the Victorian Government, included two purpose-built barns with 9-meter-high ceilings and 2-meter-deep sand floors to ensure the elephants' comfort.
Chirnside Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Chirnside Park recorded a population of 11,779 at the 2021 census .
Werribee South is a locality in Victoria, Australia, 32 km (20 mi) southwest of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Werribee South recorded a population of 2,392 at the 2021 census. [1] Werribee South is a rural-urban suburb located just outside of the Melbourne metropolitan area. [2]
Old Geelong Grammar School: 55 Maud Street 1857–58 [38] Old Geelong Post Office: 83 Ryrie Street 1889–90 [39] Railway Tunnel: Geelong–Warrnambool railway line 1874–75 [40] Sailors Rest Electric Sign: 3 Moorabool Street 1926 [41] Scottish Chiefs Hotel: 99 Corio Street 1848 [42] St Giles Church and Free Church School: 72–80 Gheringhap ...
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