Alexandra Visitor Information Centre
Alexandra is a neat country town located in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range 130 kilometres north east of Melbourne. Lake Eildon National Park, The snow fields of Mt Buller and Lake Mountain, and the Upper Goulburn River are all only a short drive from Alexandra.
Enjoy natural attractions and wildlife as you explore the history and all Alexandra has to offer.
Alexandra's history dates back to 1824 when it was discovered by Hume and Hovell. Alexandra was originally known as a gold minning town and slowly moved into the timber and agricultural areas over time. Today, Alexandra relies heavily on tourism to sustain its economy.
No matter what season you visit, Alexandra and surrounds will provide you with an experience to remember and cherish. Your experience can commence by popping into the Alexandra Information Centre then visiting our unique attractions. Alexandra is also home to a small number of very popular events that are gaining a national reputation.
Opening Hours:
The Alexandra Visitor Information Centre is manned by volunteers. Opening hours are subject to availability of volunteers. The aim is the be open all hours listed above.
Daily: 10am - 4pm. Closed Christmas Day.
Timber Worker Sculpture
The Timber Worker Sculpture is located at the front of the Alexandra Visitor Information Centre in Rotary Park and is also known as the Axeman / Faller Statue.
Sculptured by Marysville sculpture Bruno Torfs, this piece of work helps to promote the heritage of workers and families of the Rubicon Ranges Forest Sawmills of the early 1900s. Sawmills operated in the Rubicon Ranges from 1905 up until the final closure on the 13 January 1939 due to the industry being destroyed by the 1939 Black Friday Bush Fires.
The fires ripped through the Rubicon Ranges destroying all in its path. The timber workers sawmills and settlements were burnt and 12 local lives were lost. The fires went on to claim nearly two million hectares Victoria wide and destroyed over 650 building. 71 lives were lost across Victoria as a result of Black Friday.
Other areas devastated by the fires included Noojee, Woods Point, Omeo, Warrandyte, and Yarra Glen as well as Narbethong, Warburton, Erica, Rubicon, Dromana, Mansfield, the Otway Ranges and the Grampian Ranges.
Review:
The Visitor Information Centre is set in a lovely big grassy park with two main shelters with a lot of tables and BBQs. There are also toilets, shaded and unshaded tables, water tap and a lovely bushman sculpture. There is a Victorian Truck Drivers Memorial. It seems like all truck drivers must have a nickname. Some of the more interesting knicknames for the drivers honoured here are Cookie, Big Baz, Buffalo, Piano Man, Bones, Little Egg and Cannonball.
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Location
36 Grant Street, Alexandra 3714 Map
✆ (03) 5772 1100
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Web Links
→ www.alexandratourism.com
