Getting To Church
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Getting to Bendigo
Located in the geographical centre of Victoria, Bendigo is serviced by high quality road and air links. Situated at the junction of the Calder, McIvor, Midland and Loddon Valley Highways, Bendigo is well placed. There are also excellent connections to other interstate highways nearby. For visitors travelling from Melbourne, Bendigo is a comfortable 90 minutes drive.
If you're driving from Melbourne take the Calder Highway (A79), from Sydney the Hume Highway (31), from Mildura the Calder Highway (A79) from Horsham the Wimmera Highway (B240) central NSW via Echuca the Midland Highway (A300). If driving from Melbourne's Tullamarine airport, follow the Sunbury signage on to the Calder Freeway to Bendigo.
About Bendigo
Impressive Victorian buildings line the wide streets of Bendigo, as a reminder of the rich history built from one of the world's most exciting gold rushes. More gold was found here between 1850 and 1900 than anywhere else in the world. The city is literally built on gold, gathered from the rich gold-bearing quartz reefs.
Around nine billion dollars worth of gold was found in Bendigo, making it the second highest producing gold field in Australia after Kalgoorlie, and seventh richest field in the world.
Impressive buildings and grand monuments stand along wide streets as a lasting reminder of this rich heritage. Fine public buildings such as the cathedral, the Bendigo Town Hall (1885), The School of Mines (1887), Bendigo Art Gallery (1887) and the Law Courts (1896) define this city.
People came from across the world to seek their fortune in Bendigo in the mid to late 1800's. In the same way that gold captured the dreams of people, today there are new treasures to be discovered in this thriving city. It is a vibrant place where art, culture, food, wine and heritage experiences are rich.
