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VIOLET TOWN
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Violet Town is a busy community of about 700 people, and is located just off the Hume Freeway between Euroa and Benalla.
Major Mitchell and his party stopped on the banks of what he called Violet Creek (now known as Honeysuckle Creek) on his way back to Sydney in 1836, and the first settlers established themselves in the area, after his glowing reports became widely known.
About two years later, a survey for the township of ‘Violet Creek’ was laid out, with the intent of developing a stopping point for the growing traffic on the road between Port Phillip, and other areas on New South Wales, mostly north of the Murray (Victoria was declared to be a separate colony from New South Wales in 1851).
The explorers Hume and Hovell also passed through the area, and memorial monuments to both expeditions can be found near the entrance to the Caravan Park.
Agriculture is the main activity of the township, and the surrounding area, with sheep and cattle being two important land usages.
The town’s assets include a very pleasing main street, plenty of history, and an enjoyable three kilometre walk alongside Honeysuckle Creek, the eastern turn-around point of which passes by the two monuments mentioned above.
Items of historical interest include memorials to the Southern Aurora train crash of 1969, and a very interesting "Women in War" Memorial.
Many of the streets in town are named after flowers, and the town is also home to a renowned Farmers Market, with the magic date to remember being the second Saturday of each month.
Close to the town centre, Shadforth Reserve has a network of walking tracks to explore; see the link below for more details, and a map, of this asset.
Violet Town (Strathbogie Shire) website
Strathbogie Shire Tracks and Trails
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