Halls Gap

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Halls Gap
Budja Budja
Victoria
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Halls Gap
Coordinates 37°07′0″S142°33′0″E / 37.11667°S 142.55000°E / -37.11667; 142.55000
Population495 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density6.505/km2 (16.847/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 3381
Area76.1 km2 (29.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)
County Borung
State electorate(s) Lowan
Federal division(s) Wannon

Halls Gap (Djab Wurrung/Jardwadjali: Budja Budja) [2] is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on Grampians Road, adjacent to the Grampians National Park, in the Shire of Northern Grampians local government area. The town is set in the Fyans Valley at the foot of the Wonderland and Mount William ranges. [3] At the 2021 census Halls Gap had a population of 495. [1] The approximate driving time from Melbourne is 3 hours.

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History

The first settler was Charles Browning Hall who set out in search of a suitable grazing run when he found the cattle market at Port Phillip overstocked in 1841. Establishing a station just east of the Grampians in a spot known as "Mokepilli" to the indigenous inhabitants the Mukjarawaint. [4] Halls Gap was originally located where Lake Bellfield Reservoir now lies.

Hall discovered the gap by following Aboriginal tracks. [5]

Hall's Gap Post Office opened on 3 February 1893, closed in 1896, and reopened in 1902. [6]

First Nations

The Traditional Owners of the area are the Djab Wurrung and the Jardwadjali, [4] who referred to the area as "Mokepilli".

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Hall's Gap, The Grampians
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The Flume in Hall's Gap, Victoria
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Lookout in the Grampians

Today

Its chief industry is tourism, due to its location in the Grampians National Park. Australia's longest running Aboriginal cultural centre, Brambuk, is located in the town. [7] The Halls Gap Zoo is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from town. There is now a local chemist in town located at the Stoney Creek shops.

Golfers play at the course of the Halls Gap Golf Club on Red Gum Lease Track. [8]

Food and Wine Festival

Halls Gap is home to one of Australia's longest running food and wine festivals, held over the first weekend of May every year. Launched in 1992, Grampians Grape Escape is a hallmark event for Victoria and provides food and wine offerings by more than 100 local artisan producers, live music and family entertainment. [9]

Climate

Climate data for Halls Gap
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.2
(84.6)		28.7
(83.7)		25.4
(77.7)		20.7
(69.3)		16.3
(61.3)		13.2
(55.8)		12.4
(54.3)		13.9
(57.0)		16.7
(62.1)		20.0
(68.0)		23.8
(74.8)		26.6
(79.9)		20.6
(69.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)13.6
(56.5)		13.7
(56.7)		11.5
(52.7)		8.5
(47.3)		6.3
(43.3)		4.7
(40.5)		4.2
(39.6)		4.7
(40.5)		6.0
(42.8)		7.4
(45.3)		9.8
(49.6)		11.3
(52.3)		8.5
(47.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)37.6
(1.48)		30.6
(1.20)		20.7
(0.81)		30.0
(1.18)		39.8
(1.57)		55.0
(2.17)		57.6
(2.27)		53.9
(2.12)		54.3
(2.14)		36.1
(1.42)		41.0
(1.61)		35.9
(1.41)		492.5
(19.38)
Source: [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2021 Census QuickStats Halls Gap". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Budja Budja Aboriginal Cooperative | Halls Gap | Gariwerd". Budja Budja Aboriginal Cooperative. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Visit Victoria". Halls Gap. Tourism Victoria. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Native Tribes of South-East Australia". Wikisource. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Shawfactor. "Local history of Halls Gap".
  6. ↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 29 March 2021
  7. ↑ "Visit Victoria". Halls Gap. Tourism Victoria. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  8. ↑ Golf Select, Halls Gap , retrieved 11 May 2009
  9. ↑ "2014 Grampians Grape Escape | Victorian Government". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Climate History".
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