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WARRAGUL

Introduction

The settlement at Warragul was originally named Brandy Creek while 'Warragul' is an aboriginal word for wild. The area certainly lived up to its name, being once covered in dense bush on the surrounding hills and with deep fern gullies and swamp land, it was one of the last districts in Victoria to be settled. Thomas Walton, one of the early settlers, paid the equivalent of just a few dollars for a large area of land of Warragul land. Draining of the swamps followed and dairy pasture established. A few settlers moved into the area after the 1869 Land Act though it did not really begin to develop until the arrival of the railway in the 1880's.
The area is now rich dairying country (it is estimated that within a 16km radius 100,000 cows graze, providing Melbourne with a good deal of its milk)

Attractions

• Gourmet Deli Route - Pick fruit and berries from November to April. There are many varieties, from strawberries to nashi fruit, peaches, nectarines, currants, blackberries and raspberries. 
  Buy organically grown vegetables - they couldn't be better for you. Homemade jams, old fashioned preserves, berry ice-creams - there are many mouthwatering treats in store for you.
  Sample the international quality cheeses - blue, camembert and farmhouse. Enjoy a picturesque farm walk, taste some fine venison or smoked small-goods - why not take some home?

• Darnum Musical Village has displays of antique and modern musical instruments.

• Mt Worth State Park is over 1000 hectares of natural forest, regenerating native bush and cleared pastures.

• Queen Street retains an admirable accumulation of architecture from the 19th century. Here elegant ornate facades and arched windows of hotels, shops and banks line the broad footpaths.

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