Nhill is a town in the Wimmera, in western Victoria. Nhill is located on the Western Highway, halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne. It is 60 kilometres east of the South Australian border. The name, Nhill, is an Aboriginal term for 'abode of spirits' signified by 'mist over the water'. At Nhill we stayed at the Zero Inn Motel. In the nearby Grampians there is a Mount Zero.
In the evening we walked into the town. On the way we passed the Iona Digby Harris Aged Care Home which had some interesting characters in the front garden.
On one side of the highway is the railway line between Melbourne and Adelaide. There are also lots of silos for storing wheat and other grains grown in the area.
The storage facilities come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Turning into the main street there is a park in the middle of the street with shops on either side. The war memorial is in the park.
Also in the park is a statue honouring the importance of draught horses in this farming district.A plaque reads - Let all who stand here know that a major part of Australia's development was due to the toil of the faithful Draught Horse.
Turning down a side street we came to the Nhill Lake.
There are walking paths around the lake as well as hides to view the local birds.
We had dinner at the Farmers Arms Hotel. I ate part of a huge chicken schnitzel while Robin had fish for dinner.
On the journey back to Melbourne we stayed again in Nhill. On this occasion we purchased dinner from Mr. Le Cafe and Bakery featuring Vietnamese food.
Stawell
On the way back to Melbourne we called in at Stawell so that I could visit the Stawell Athletics Track where the Stawell Gift is held each Easter.
My father regularly attended the Stawell Gift most years, initially as a sports' Journalist but then because he enjoyed attending the athletics carnival at Stawell.
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