Wye River is a small town in Victoria, Australia. Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ...

Situated some 155 km west of Melbourne, on the scenic Great Ocean Road, Wye River is a popular tourist destination about 15 km west of the resort town of Lorne, Victoria. The City of Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 61,670 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only... Great Ocean Road Main Gate at Eastern View The Great Ocean Road stretches along the South Eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Geelong and Warrnambool. ... Lorne is a seaside town on Louttit Bay in Victoria, Australia. ...

Wye River is situated latitude and longitude of 38°37′ S 143°53′ E. The postcode of Wye River is 3221. Latitude, denoted by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Map of Earth showing curved lines of longitude Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... Postal codes were introduced in Australia in the early 1970s when Australia Post introduced automated sorting. ...

History

The site was was occupied by white settlers in 1882. Brothers Alex and Donald MacRea and their cousin Alex MacLennan were looking for an area suited to farming and fishing and chose this site. The MacRaes settled near Sepperation Creek, establishing a farm which they named The Wye after a river in England. Alex MacLennan settled a little further west at a site he named The Kennet (later the town of Kennett River) after another UK river. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Kennett River is a small seaside town in Victoria, Australia. ...

The rivers in question were probably the River Wye in Buckinghamshire and the River Kennet tributaries of the River Thames in England. The River Wye in Buckinghamshire is a river that rises in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom and flows through High Wycombe on its way down to Bourne End, where it meets the River Thames. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... The Kennet is a river in the south east of England, and a tributary of the River Thames. ... Length 346 km Elevation of the source 110 m Average discharge entering Oxford: 17. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

Wye River is situated in the Colac Otway Shire.

Tourism

The area is known for scenic coastal views, the Otways National Park, and surfing.

Wye River has a Surf Lifesaving Club (SLSC). Surf lifesaving is a multifaceted movement that comprises key aspects of voluntary beach patrols and competitive surf sport. ...

External links

• Wye River SLSC
• Wye Falls
• Colac Otway Shire
• Colac Otway Web - Great Ocean Road - Wye River
• Otway Ranges Town by Town
• Colac Otway Trades and Services
• Colac Otway Local Pages
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