St Arnaud
Wander along heritage streetscapes admiring the grand old buildings in St Arnaud. The town was settled during the gold rush of 1855 as 'New Bendigo', but was soon renamed St Arnaud to honour the Commander of the French forces in the Crimean War, Jacques le Roy de Saint Arnaud, who lies buried with Napoleon in Paris.
Historic town
In 1861 the town's streets were surveyed by W.M. Wills who later tried unsuccessfully to cross the continent with fellow explorer Robert O'Hara Burke. Today St Arnaud is a town of grand buildings, famous for its cast iron lacework verandahs. The surrounding bushland setting is home to abundant native flora and fauna, and nearby lakes and rivers are well stocked with fish.
Things to do
St Arnaud Range National Park has 13,900 hectares of mainly steep, forested terrain and is an ideal place to experience what the forests were like...
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Visit Kara Kara's cellar door and taste award winning Estate grown sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, shiraz and cabernet sauvignon.
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