Bendigo Geographical Indicators

Bendigo (region)

The textual description is the legal definition.

The Australian Geographical Indication "Bendigo" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 27 June 2001 in response to a direction received by the Registrar from the Presiding Member of the Geographical Indications Committee acting under Section 40Z of the WAC Act 1980.

GI area boundaries:

The area boundary used to support the textual description of the Geographical Indication "Bendigo" is presented on the following official maps:

Wedderburn topographical map
Scale 1:100,000 
Series R652 
Sheet 7625 
Edition 2-AAS 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff 
Printed by Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987

Mitiamo topographical map
Scale 1:100,000 
Series R652 
Sheet 7725 
Edition 2-AAS 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of the General staff 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987

Echuca topographical map
Scale 1:100,000 
Series R652 
Sheet 7825 
Edition 2-AAS 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987

Heathcote topographical map
Scale 1:100,000 
Series R652 
Sheet 7824 
Edition 3-AAS 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff 
Printed by Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987

Bendigo topographical map
Scale 1:100,000 
Series R652 
Sheet 7724 
Edition 3-AAS 
Production: Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff 
Printing: Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1991

Castlemaine topographical map
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 7723 
Edition 2 
Published by authority of the Minister for Resources & Energy 
Produced and distributed by the Division of National Mapping 
Reprinted by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1986

Creswick topographical map
Scale 1:100,000 
Series R652 
Sheet 7623 
Edition 2-AAS 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1986

Dunolly topographical map
Scale 1:100,000 
Series R652 
Sheet 7624 
Edition 3-AAS 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps 
under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987

St Arnaud topographical map
Scale 1:100,000 
Series R652 
Sheet 7524 
Edition 3-AAS 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps 
under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff 
Printed by Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987

GI textual description:

The Geographical Indication "Bendigo" is located within the State of Victoria, Australia.

The beginning point of the boundary is located on Map Wedderburn (Sheet 7625) at grid reference YE330620, where Wedderburn Logan Road intersects grid line 620, then proceeds easterly along grid line 620 crossing Calder Highway and Loddon Valley Highway to the edge of map at grid reference YE688620; On to Map Mitiamo (Sheet 7725) at grid reference BV313620, then proceeds easterly along grid line 620 to the edge of map at grid reference BV760620; On to Map Echuca (Sheet 7825) at grid reference BV760620, then proceeds easterly along grid line 620 to its intersection with unnamed road at grid reference BV906620, then proceeds generally south westerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with Midland Highway at grid reference BV895594, then proceeds generally south westerly along Midland Highway to its intersection with an unnamed road at grid reference BV890582, then proceeds generally south westerly along the unnamed road to the edge of map at grid reference BV889580, On to Map Heathcote (Sheet 7824) at grid reference BV889580, then proceeds generally south westerly along the same unnamed road to its intersection with Nihill Road and Northern Highway at grid reference BV875551, then proceeds south easterly along the Northern Highway to its intersection with River Road at grid reference BV876548, then proceeds south westerly along River Road to its junction with an unnamed road at grid reference BV808405, then proceeds westerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with Barnadown Knowsley Road at grid reference BV807404, then proceeds south south easterly along Barnadown Knowsley Road to its intersection with McIvor Highway at grid reference BV836238, then proceeds south easterly along McIvor Highway to its junction with an unnamed road at grid reference BV847215, then proceeds southerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference BV845205, then proceeds generally westerly along the other unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference BV780193, then proceeds south and then south westerly along this unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference BV776183, then proceeds south westerly along this unnamed road to the edge of map at grid reference BV772170; On to Map Bendigo (Sheet 7724) at reference BV772170, then proceeds generally southerly and then south easterly on same unnamed road through the Kimbolton State Forest to the edge of map at grid reference BV775050; On to Map Heathcote (Sheet 7824) at grid reference BV775050, then proceeds south easterly and then southerly along the same unnamed road to the edge of map at grid reference BV776022; On to Map Castlemaine (Sheet 7723) at grid reference BV775022, then proceeds south south westerly along the same unnamed road to its intersection with the Sutton Grange Redesdale Road at grid reference BV774017, then proceeds north westerly along the Sutton Grange Redesdale Road to the edge of map at grid reference BV766022; On to Map Bendigo (Sheet 7724) at grid reference BV766022, then proceeds generally westerly along the Sutton Grange Redesdale Road to the edge of map at grid reference BV752021; On to Map Castlemaine (Sheet 7723) at grid reference BV752021, then proceeds south westerly along the Sutton Grange Redesdale Road to its intersection with the Coliban River at grid reference BV746017, then proceeds south south westerly along the Coliban River to its intersection with the Kyneton-Metcalfe Road at grid reference BU706907, then proceeds generally westerly along the Coliban River to its junction with unnamed creek at grid reference BU666899, then proceeds south westerly in a straight line to Fryertown at grid reference BU556860, then proceeds south of westerly in a straight line to intercept the Midland Highway at grid reference BU483856, then proceeds southerly along Midland Highway to grid reference BU477844, then proceeds westerly in a straight line to grid reference BU397844, then proceeds south south westerly in a straight line to intersect grid line 720 at grid reference BU385720, then proceeds westerly in a straight line along grid line 720 to the edge of map at grid reference BU340720; On to Map Creswick (Sheet 7623) at grid reference YD661720, then proceeds westerly along grid line 720 to the intersection with the Talbot to Waubra road at grid reference YD338720, and then proceeds north north westerly along the Talbot to Waubra road through Evansford and then north along that same road to its intersection with the Lexton to Talbot road at grid reference YD331771, then proceeds generally north easterly along the Lexton to Talbot road to grid reference YD380814, then proceeds northerly in a straight line along grid line 380 to the administrative boundary of the State Forest at grid reference YD380848, then proceeds generally north westerly along the administrative boundary of the State Forest to its intersection with the unnamed road at YD335880, then proceeds north westerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with the Pyrenees Highway near Bung Bong at grid reference YD278905, then proceeds westerly along Pyrenees Highway to its junction with an unnamed road at grid reference YD265905, then proceeds east of northerly in a straight line to the unnamed road at grid reference YD278982, then proceeds northerly and then north of westerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with the another unnamed road at grid reference YD259987, then proceeds generally northerly along this unnamed road to the edge of map at grid reference YE267021; On to Map Dunolly (Sheet 7624) at grid reference YE267021, then proceeds generally northerly along the same unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference YE270044, then proceeds generally north westerly along this unnamed road to the edge of map at grid reference YE226072; On to Map St Arnaud (Sheet 7524) at grid reference YE226072, then proceeds generally north westerly along the same unnamed road to its intersection with Avoca River in Natte Yallock at grid reference YE198085, then proceeds generally northerly along Avoca River to the edge of map at grid reference YE228145; On to Map Dunolly (Sheet 7624) at grid reference YE228145, then proceeds generally northerly along Avoca River to the edge of map at grid reference YE229199; On to Map St. Arnaud (Sheet 7524) at grid reference YE229199, then proceeds northerly along Avoca River to the edge of map at grid reference YE230220; On to Map Dunolly (Sheet 7624) at grid reference YE230221, then proceeds northerly along Avoca River to the edge of map at grid reference YE230244; On to Map St. Arnaud (Sheet 7524) at grid reference YE230244, then proceeds generally northerly along Avoca River to the bridge on the Bendigo St Arnaud road at grid reference YE208440, then proceeds north easterly along Bendigo St Arnaud Road to its intersection with an unnamed road at grid reference YE213443, then proceeds east south easterly along the Bendigo St Arnaud Road to its intersection with the Wedderburn Logan Road in Logan at grid reference YE226441, then proceeds north easterly along the Wedderburn Logan Road to the edge of map at grid reference YE236458; On to Map Dunolly (Sheet 7624) at grid reference YE236458, then proceeds generally north easterly along Wedderburn Logan Road to the edge of map at grid reference YE290576; On to Map Wedderburn (Sheet 7625) at grid reference YE290576, then proceeds generally north easterly along Wedderburn Logan Road to its intersection with grid line 620 at grid reference YE330620, being the descriptor starting point.