Victoria Accommodation

Tourist Information for planning your next Victoria Holiday including - Accommodation, Tours, Attractions, Flights and a whole lot more ...

Discover Victoria with its graceful rainforests, snow-covered ski resorts and endless golden bays, to exciting ocean cliffs, rolling green hills and sandy deserts. Be astounded at the diversity and beauty of Victoria's regions. Many people travel within and to Victoria for its natural attractions, local food and wine, history, or to participate in the major sporting, fashion and cultural events.

Food and wine lovers know Victoria for its tantilising fresh produce, extensive wineries, gourmet food producers and award-winning restaurants. For an overwhelming choice of fine food, take a scenic drive through the Yarra Valley near Melbourne. Or you can travel around the Milawa Gourmet Region in the King Valley and sample delicious cheeses, mustards and honey. From Melbourne's array of superb restaurants to the citrus fruits of Mildura and the fresh seafood at Lakes Entrance - Victoria is cetainly a food lover's paradise.

Victoria also comes with its fair share of history. In its earliest days, Victoria was besotted with gold. By the mid-19th century, tens of thousands of prospectors had travelled to Victoria's goldfields with their picks, prospecting pans and high hopes. Now, these towns have become lively modern cities, balancing stunning period architecture with art galleries, cosmopolitan cafes and luxury retreats.

Finding Victoria's many attractions and highlights is as easy as packing a camera and a map- But don't forget to enjoy the fabulous journey!

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Create your own holiday is a new function being introduced into the Discover Victoria website. This will allow different groups to effectively plan a holiday in Victoria based on the individual user experience. This functionality is still a work in progress, however see below for some examples of the categories on offer.

Family Holiday
Taking the family on holiday? Why not discover Melbourne, Phillip Island or Lakes Entrance. Any of the numerous attractions will keep the family entertained for days.

Drive Holiday
If you are planning a driving holiday in Victoria then why not start at Melbourne and head down along the coast. There are a number of fantastic destinations to explore along the way.

Luxury and Indulgence Holiday
For luxury and indulgence you can't pass Melbourne. It offers a number of high quality 5 start resorts, and why not pamper yourself at one of the numerous day spa's.

Executive Stay
For executives, Melbourne CBD is the business centre. Why not plan to spend some time in Melbourne or Geelong? It's only an hour each way to either of the fantasic beachside regions.

Weather Victoria has a varied climate despite its small size. It ranges from semi-arid and hot in the north-west, to temperate and cool along the coast. Victoria's main land feature, the Great Dividing Range, produces a cooler, mountain climate in the centre of the state. Victoria's southernmost position on the Australian mainland means it is cooler and wetter than other mainland states and territories. The coastal plain south of the Great Dividing Range has Victoria's mildest climate. Air from the Southern Ocean helps reduce the heat of summer and the cold of winter. Melbourne and other large cities are located in this temperate region. Average temperatures are less than 9 °C (48 °F) in winter and below 0 °C (32 °F) in the highest parts of the ranges. The state's lowest minimum temperature of –11.7 °C (10.9 °F) was recorded at Omeo on 13 June 1965, and again at Falls Creek on 3 July 1970.

Statistics The 2006 Australian census reported that Victoria had 4,932,422 people resident at the time of the census, an increase of 6.2% on the 1996 figure. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that by June 2007 the state's population reached 5,205,200, and may well reach 7.2 million by 2050. About 72% of Victorians are Australian-born. This figure falls to around 66% in Melbourne but rises to higher than 95% in some rural areas in the north west of the state. More than 70% of Victorians live in Melbourne, located in the state's south. The greater Melbourne metropolitan area is home to an estimated 3.9 million people. Leading urban centres include Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton, Mildura, Warrnambool and the Latrobe Valley. Victoria is Australia's most urbanised state: nearly 90% of residents living in cities and towns.