Events and Festivities Held in Rushworth

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:19:00 GMT

1 Kinder Monthly Market.

2 Possum Walk- Art and Cultural Expose.

3 Easter Festival and Lions Monster Wood and Produce Auction

4 Movies at the Shire Hall, Fortnightly.

5 Art Shows and Exhibitions.

6 Whroo Bush Polo Tournament.

7 Easter sailing Regatta .

8 Ironbark Classic Cycle road race.

9 G V Speedway

10 Waranga Triathlon.

These are just some of the actives which are held throught out the year in Rushworth,

For more information why not ask a local.

Interesting facts on Rushworth

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:58:52 GMT

Did You Know ???

1 Rushworth was founded in 1853 and is 1 of 2 towns in Victoria where the entire main street is heritage listed.

2 Gold taken from the Balaclava mine at Whroo was used to finance the building of the Menzies Hotel in Melbourne.

3 At the height of the gold rush the Criterion Hotel ballroom was of such renown that it regularly featured in the social pages of the London Times.

4 Many pioneers cemeteries exist locally and date back to the mid 1800's. The head stones at Whroo and Rushworth give a fascinating insight into our historically significant past.

5 The Waranga Basin dam wall is over 7km long and was built by horse and dray. Some unfortunate workers are believed to be burried in the wall.

6 There are more bird species in the Rushworth Forest than in the Grampians.

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Events and Festivities Held in Rushworth

Interesting facts on Rushworth