Beechworth, Victoria

Beechworth, getting on for 300km north-east of Melbourne. It grew rapidly during the gold rush of the 1950s. About 3000 live here now. As in the Bright valley, beautiful countryside, no mining these days, instead there is plenty of fruit, cereal and livestock farming and, of course, wineries.

We sample some of the delights in a delightful sweetshop on the main street and then, further along, indulge in the pies at the bakery. Ned Kelly found himself on trial and subsequently imprisoned here.

It must have been very rowdy in the gold rush days, wonderfully peaceful now though.

We take the road to Chiltern and on to Rutherglen.