Halls Gap, Victoria
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| Halls Gap Victoria |
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| Population: | 281 (2006)[1] |
| Postcode: | 3381 |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Shire of Northern Grampians |
| State District: | Ripon |
| Federal Division: | Wannon |
Halls Gap is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on Grampians Road, in the Grampians National Park, in the Shire of Northern Grampians local government area. At the 2006 census Halls Gap had a population of 281. Its chief industry is tourism, due to its location in the Grampians National Park. The Halls Gap Wildlife Park and Zoo is located 7 km from town.
The first settler was Charles Browning Hall who set out in search of a suitable grazing run when he found the cattle market at Port Phillip Bay overstocked in 1841. Establishing a station just east of the Grampians in a spot known as 'Mokepilli' to the indigenous inhabitants (probably the Tjapwurong tribe).
By following Aboriginal tracks he came upon the gap which now bears his name.[2]
Approximate driving time from Melbourne is 3 hours.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Halls Gap (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ LocalHero. Local history of Halls Gap.
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