Bald Hills, Victoria
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Bald Hills is a locality in central Victoria, Australia, in the Hepburn Shire local government area, 107 kilometres (66 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne, and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of Ballarat.[2] The area is about 442 metres (1,450 ft) above sea level.[3]
Bald Hills Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 37.442°S 143.835°E / -37.442; 143.835 |
Population | 107 (2016 census)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 3364 |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Shire of Hepburn |
State electorate(s) | Ripon |
Federal division(s) | Ballarat |
The area is dominated by large volcanic hills, including Mount Blowhard, Mount Pisgah, Mount Hollowback and Mount Cavern.[3] These hills gave the area its name:
These rounded mound-like hills are thickly dotted over the surface, at times there being fully a score of them in view at once. They are almost bare of trees, and have been named by the bushmen "bald hills."[4]
Balds Hills also at one time had a railway station on the still operating Ballarat - Creswick - Maryborough line (station now closed and no evidence exists) and several hotels (all closed).[citation needed]