Chiltern is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Hume Highway, between Wangaratta and Wodonga, in the Indigo Shire. It has a population of approximately 1000. The town is close to the Chiltern Box-Ironbark National Park. Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Hume Highway (also known as the Hume Freeway) is one of the most important roads in Australia, linking the countrys two largest cities - Sydney and Melbourne. ... Wangaratta is a medium sized town of about 19,000 people in the north east of Victoria, Australia, about 230 km from Melbourne along the Hume Highway, with Benalla approximately 45 kilometres to the south-west, and Albury-Wodonga 72 kilometres to the northeast. ... Wodonga (36°07′ S 146°53′ E) is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, Australia. ... Indigo Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Chiltern Box-Ironbark is a national park in Australia), 237 km northeast of Melbourne. ...

Chiltern boomed during the Victorian Gold Rush, and many of its buildings are now classified by the National Trust. The Grape Vine Hotel in Main Street boasts the largest grapevine in Australia, planted in 1867. The town hosts an antique fair in August and an art show in October. It is the birthplace of John McEwen, 18th Prime Minister of Australia. The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria in Australia between approximately 1851 and the early 1860s. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... Jump to: navigation, search October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Rt Hon John McEwen Sir John McEwen (March 29, 1900 - November 20, 1980), Australian politician and 18th Prime Minister of Australia, was born at Chiltern, Victoria, where his father was a pharmacist. ... The current (25th) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard (sitting, fifth from left), with his Cabinet, 1999 The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ...