Victoria

The MCG

By Tweety
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The MCG is in east Melbourne.

The MCG stands for Melbourne cricket ground.
Lots of people go and watch what's on at the MCG.
It is very very old.
The MCG has held bands and the Mothers Day appeal and a concert for the Victorian bush fires appeal. The MCG was built for cricket and now it's used for lots of things like football.
The MCG is very very popular. Lots of people go there and watch football and cricket and other games.

Great Ocean Road

By Waratea Warrior
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The Great ocean road is along the west coast of Victoria. It measures to 257.495 kilometres in distance. It is a very famous road and many have travelled along it. Below are two favoured spots along the road.

The London Arch is a famous spot along the great ocean road. It is in the Port Campbell National Park. The London Arch was formed by a gradual process of erosion, and until 1990 formed a complete double-span natural bridge. The arch closest to the shoreline collapsed unexpectedly on 15 January 1990, leaving a group of tourists stranded on the outer part. They were rescued by helicopter. Thankfully, no-one was injured in the event. Prior to the collapse, the formation was known as London Bridge.

The Twelve Apostles are also a very famous spot along the road. It was originally called 'The Sow and Piglets.' In 1950 the name was changed to the twelve apostles to attract more tourists. It is situated between Port Campbell and Apollo Bay and The Port Campbell National Park also. These famous residences of The Great Ocean Road were created from the 70 meter limestone cliffs by the relentless pounding of the Southern Ocean. To date only 8 of the original 12 apostles are still standing as the ocean continues to erode and shape the coast line. On July 3, 2005 one of the Twelve Apostle pillars collapsed into the sea leaving only eight Apostles still standing. By the way, sows can have up to twelve babies at a time. Pretty coincidental huh. The rocks can be over 45 metres high.

The Great Ocean Road building process started in 1919 and was completed in 1932. (13 years.) The road is loved by people everywhere and I would like to go along it someday.

Waratea Warrior!

(P.S. I made a graph on excel to compare the eight peaks Andrew is going to: please check the original document)

Mt Bogong

By PearlB (Download original document with photos.)

Mt Bogong is Victoria's highest peak (1986m) located in Alpine national park north east Victoria. Alpine National Park is 646,000 hectares, and 220km from Melbourne.
Mt.Feathertop is also in the park and its 1922m.
Mt.Bogong is east of the town Mt.Beauty towering over the town.
It was first climbed by Baron Sir Ferdinand Von Mueller in 1854.

It takes a high level of fitness to climb. You must be prepared for any sudden weather changes. Sometimes even snow.

There are more than 1100 native plant species including Snow Gums.
On high open areas of Mt.Bogong where conditions are harsh, the plants change to mostly eucalypt trees to health land, alpine herb fields, moss beds, and grass land and in summer, wild flowers.
Also home to the mountain the pygmy possum and their food the Bogong moth.
Other different animals found on Mt.Bogong have adapted to survive on Mt.Bogong in such a harsh climate. Such as the smoky mouse, broad toothed rat, powerful owl, spotted tree frog and she-oak skink.

Mt.Bogong is also popular for hang gliding and other related sports like rock climbing and skiing. Skiing is popular in winter though it only has snow during the mid winter spring months. There are also a large number of hikers.