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Victoria (VIC) Tourism

About Victoria

Victoria is a state located in the south-eastern corner of Australia. It is the smallest mainland state in area, but the most densely populated and urbanised.

After the founding of the colony of New South Wales in 1788, the continent was divided into an eastern half - named New South Wales, and a western half, named New Holland, but under the administration of the colonial government in Sydney. Victoria's first settlement was at Portland, on the west coast of what is now Victoria. Melbourne was founded in 1835 by John Batman.

From settlement the region around Melbourne was known as the Port Phillip District, and this gained some administrative status prior to separation from New South Wales and declaration as the Colony of Victoria in 1851.

Victoria began in the 1830s as a farming community. The discovery of gold in 1851 transformed it into a leading industrial and commercial centre.

Victoria is the second most populous Australian state, after New South Wales, with an estimated population of 5,188,100 as at March 2007. Melbourne is Victoria's capital and largest city, with more than 70% of all Victorians living there.

List of Regions in Victoria (VIC)

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Melbourne | Gippsland | Phillip Island | Gold Fields | Great Ocean Road | Murray River | Wine and High Country | Western Grampians | Yarra Valley / Dandenong Ranges | Macedon Ranges / Spa Country | Dandenong Ranges | Mornington Peninsula | Lakes and Wilderness

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