Electorate

Electorate profile: Northern Victoria Region

The vast Northern Victoria Region covers the north of the state. The boundaries include the State Border with S.A. in the west, the Murray River in the north and east, and the boundaries of the Metropolitan Regions in the central south. The map shows the towns of Mildura, Ouyen, Swan Hill, Echuca, Wodonga, Warracknabeal, Shepparton, Wangaratta, Bendigo, Seymour, and Healesville.

Features of the Region

Area: 108,378 square kilometres

Districts: Benalla, Benambra, Bendigo East, Bendigo West, Macedon, Mildura, Murray Valley, Rodney, Seymour, Shepparton and Swan Hill

Centres: Benalla, Bendigo, Bright, Cobram, Echuca, Euroa, Mansfield, Mildura, Swan Hill, Ouyen, Sea Lake, Seymour, Shepparton, St Arnaud, Wangaratta, Warracknabeal, Wodonga and Yea

Features: Northern Victoria Region is a largely rural region that stretches from Mildura District to Benambra District. The Region includes the rural cities of Bendigo, Mildura, Swan Hill, Shepparton, Benalla, Wangaratta and Wodonga. Natural features of the Northern Victoria Region include the Murray River, Lake Tyrrell, Lake Hume, Lake Eildon, the Victorian Alps, and the ski resorts of Mt Buller, Mt Buffalo, Mt Hotham and Falls Creek as well as Mount Macedon, Black Forest and Hanging Rock.Industries of the Region include agriculture, tourism, timber production, wine production and fruit growing.