Ouyen is a town in Victoria, Australia, located at the junction of the Calder Highway and Mallee Highway, 107 kilometres south of Mildura, 457 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the Rural City of Mildura. The town has an approximate population of 1500. 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. ... Calder Freeway M79 is freeway linking Melbourne to Bendigo. ... The Mallee Highway (route B12) runs east from Tailem Bend in South Australia through cereal-growing farmland to Pinnaroo near the border with Victoria, where it crosses route B57 from Bordertown to Loxton. ... Mildura is a city in northwestern Victoria, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search City of Melbourne Local Government Area State Victoria Lord Mayor John So (since 2001) Area 36 km² Population (2001) 57,960 Density 1,601/km² (1999) Greater Melbourne Subdivisions Local Government Areas Area 7,694 km² (1999) Population 2001 census (2nd in Australia) 3,555,321... The Rural City of Mildura is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

The area was originally occupied by the Wergaia Aborigines. The name is believed to be is derived from the Wergaia word 'wuya-wuya', which some believe means 'pink-eared duck', whilst other claim it means 'ghost waterhole'. ...

The town was established around a railway station, built in 1906 along the Mildura Line. Property became available for purchase in 1910, and much of it was cleared for sheep grazing, and crops of wheat and oats. Jump to: navigation, search 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Species See text A Sheep is a mammal, one of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds in the genus Ovis. ... Species T. boeoticum T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Species References ITIS 41455 2002-09-22 Oats are the seeds of any of several cereal grains in the genus Avena. ...

Ouyen is the commercial and transport centre for the surrounding grain farming region. Trucks arrive at harvest time to transport grain to Portland for shipping, or to flour mills for processing. Portland at dawn The town of Portland (38°20′ S 141°36′ E) is the oldest European settlement in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia. ...

The town hosts the Autumn Art Show in April, the Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph in August, and the Mallee Wildflower Festival in October. Jump to: navigation, search April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... Vanilla slice is a type of cake. ... 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. ...