Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
There's tourist information and internet access at
Dim-e-Shop
(
03-5389 1588; 109 Lloyd St)
on the main street.
Dimboola celebrates with a
German Fest
in April, and the
Dimboola Rowing Regatta
in
November.
Sleeping
Riverside Host Farm
( 03-5389 1550; 150 Riverside Rd; sites $28, cabins d $95; )
This friendly working farm on a bend
in the Wimmera River is a lovely place to stay, with cosy self-contained cabins, camp sites
and a rustic open-sided camp kitchen lounge area with pot-belly stove. Hire canoes, take a
boat tour from here into the Little Desert or help out with farm activities.
CABINS
$
Dimboola Riverside
Caravan Park
( 03-5389 1416; dimboolacaravanpark@bigpond.com; 2 Wimmera St; unpowered/powered sites $23/30, cabins
from $55)
Set among eucalypts and pine trees beside the Wimmera River.
CAMPGROUND
$
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Nhill
Nhill is the main base for the northern entrance to the Little Desert National Park and Ki-
ata campground. It's a big town for this part of the world - the main industries here are
wheat farming and producing ducks for Victorian restaurant tables. Nhill is an Aboriginal
word meaning 'mist over the water' - check out the artificial
Lake Nhill
and surrounding
wetlands to see if there's any water.
Nhill has some grand old pubs, cafes, motels and a caravan park, but your best bet for
accommodation is to head down to Little Desert Nature Lodge near the park entrance.
Hindmarsh visitor centre
( 03-5391 3086;
www.wimmeramalleetourism.com.au
; Victoria St; 9am-5pm)
,
in Goldsworthy Park in the town centre, has plenty of information on the park, local sights
and accommodation.
