Mildura Travel Guide
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In the far north-west corner of
Victoria, on the southern bank of the Murray River, Mildura is an oasis surrounded in all directions by arid, desert-like country. The name Mildura means 'red soil', and the town has been transformed from this landscape into endless vineyards, fruit orchards and olive groves by extensive irrigation, making it one of the richest agricultural districts in Australia.
Two Canadian irrigation experts, the Chaffey brothers, were persuaded by Alfred Deakin to visit the area in the late 1890s, and although the early days were fraught with set-backs, by 1902, when the
Melbourne to Mildura railway line was opened, the citrus growing industry was well established and the area's future was assured. When the locking of the Murray was completed in 1928, Mildura quickly developed to city proportions.
Sunraysia, as the area is known, promotes itself as a place of endless blue skies and sunshine, and has numerous commercial attractions for the flow of tourists on both the Melbourne-Adelaide and Sydney-Adelaide routes.
Population
24,200
Climate
Arid
Summer: 15 – 31°C
Winter: 5 – 16°C
Rainfall: 300mm/year
Associated Towns
Buronga,
Irymple,
Merbein,
Red Cliffs,
Robinvale,
Swan Hill,
Wentworth