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Underbool (35°10′ S 141°48′ E) is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on Mallee Highway, west of Ouyen. The town services the grain farmers and graziers in the area. For tourists, it provides access to the Pink Lakes in Murray-Sunset 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. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Murray-Sunset is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 438 km northwest of Melbourne. ...


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Ouyen - Victoria - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au (1952 words)
Ouyen, with 1500 people, is one of the largest towns of the Mallee area, the last region of Victoria to be settled.
The Victoria Hotel is in Rowe St, which runs parallel to Oke St. It is a beautifully-preserved two-storey, red-brick country pub with verandah that captures a time far removed from the present.
Wyperfeld National Park, one of Victoria's largest national parks, is accessible (to those with a 4WD) from Underbool, a small town 50 km west of Ouyen on the Mallee Highway which has camping, barbecue and caravan facilities at the Recreation Reserve, as well as an hotel and general store.
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