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Hopetoun

in the Southern Mallee

named after the 7th Earl of Hopetoun, Victorian Governor from 1889 to 1895 and later the first Governor-General of Australia


Attractions:

Corrong Station Homestead
Hopetoun House
Lake Lascelles
Hopetoun Historical Museum
Lake Coorong
Wyperfeld National Park
Wathe Reserve

Nearby Parks
Big Desert Wilderness Park
Hattah Kulkyne National Park
Lake Albacutya Regional Park
Murray Sunset National Park

Just the facts:

Yarrikaluk people inhabited the area prior to European settlement

Contact: Tourist Information Gateway Beat, 75 Lascelles St, tel: (03) 5083 3001 (+61 3 5083 3001)
Yarriambiack Shire Council
Parks Victoria
Visit Victoria
Wikipedia entry
Getting there: 400 kilometres north-west of Melbourne on the Henty Highway

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