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The Bendigo Creek Trail, for walkers and cyclists, follows the creek's course north-east from the Crusoe Reservoir past natural bush and historic landmarks to the Bendigo Pottery in Epsom. [ 3 ] The creek descends nearly 200 metres over its 153-kilometre course before joining Mount Hope Creek, northeast of Mitiamo , at an elevation of 87.3 metres.
There is a monument along the Bendigo Creek Trail on the South Side of the Maple Street Bridge dedicated to the discovery of Bendigo gold at that location. [3] The Post Office opened on 10 January 1863. [4] The local swimming pool was built in 1918 originally called the Golden Square Baths, later renamed to Golden Square Swimming Pool.
The Bendigo Creek forms a geographic spine through the city and suburbs of Bendigo. The valley is notable as a major tourist destination and is the location of one of the world's largest and longest-lived gold production areas. Bendigo Valley is broadly surrounded by the Greater Bendigo National Park and other state forests. The 17,020-hectare ...
Since the official discovery of gold on Bendigo Creek in the Bendigo Valley in October 1851, the route over Big Hill has remained the main southern entrance to the Bendigo Valley. Granite for the entrance portal of the 390-metre long Big Hill Railway Tunnel, constructed in 1862, was locally quarried in the Big Hill range. [4]
The first section of the Trail was opened in 1985 by the Prime Minister of Australia and the local member of Parliament, Bob Hawke. [4]In April 2010, connections to the Capital City Trail were improved with the addition of a new bridge across Merri Creek, 160m south of the junction of Union Street and Merri Parade.
At the southern end of the lake, the Scotchmans Creek Trail peels off to the west. Dandenong Creek Trail then passes under Ferntree Gully Road, which is commonly flooded. From here the Ferny Creek Trail can be reached by travelling along 3.6 km of road (east along Ferntree Gully Roadd and then south along Stud Road).
There is no doubt that Henry Frencham, under the pen-name of "Bendigo", [90] was the first to publicly write anything about gold-mining at Bendigo Creek, with a report about a meeting of miners at Bendigo Creek on 8 and 9 December 1851, published respectively in the Daily News, Melbourne, date unknown [116] and 13 December 1851 editions of the ...
Axe Creek is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo. The McIvor Highway passes through the north of Axe Creek. Axe Creek is named after a nearby creek of the same name. Most residents visit Bendigo for access to amenities. There is no commercial area.