Pyrenees Geographical Indication
Pyrenees (region)
The textual description is the legal definition.
The Australian Geographical Indication "Pyrenees" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 29 June 2000 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:
St Arnaud topographic map
Scale 1:100,000
Series R652
Map Sheet 7524
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.
Dunolly topographic map
Scale 1:100,000
Series R652
Map 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.
Creswick topographic map
Scale 1:100,000
Series R652
Map 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.
Beaufort topographic map
Scale 1:100,000
Series R652
Map Sheet 7523
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.
Rupanyup topographic map
Scale 1:100,000
Series R652
Map Sheet 7424
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.
GI textual description:
The Geographical Indication "Pyrenees" is located within the zone Western Victoria, within the State of Victoria, Australia.
The beginning point of the boundary is situated on Map St Arnaud (Sheet 7524) at grid reference YE019451, being the intersection in the township of St Arnaud of the Wimmera and Sunraysia Highways, then proceeds south easterly along the Sunraysia Highway to its intersection with the Bendigo St Arnaud Road at grid reference YE025444, then proceeds generally easterly along the Bendigo St Arnaud Road to the bridge over the Avoca River at grid reference YE208440, then proceeds generally southerly along Avoca River to the edge of map at grid reference YE230244; On to Map Dunolly (Sheet 7624) at grid reference YE230244, then proceeds generally southerly along the Avoca River to the edge of map at grid reference YE230221; On to Map St Arnaud (Sheet 7524) at grid reference YE230220, then proceeds generally southerly along the Avoca River to the edge of map at grid reference YE229199; On to Map Dunolly (Sheet 7624) at grid reference YE229199, then proceeds generally southerly along the Avoca River to the edge of map at grid reference YE228145; On to Map St Arnaud (Sheet 7524) at grid reference YE228145, then proceeds generally southerly along the Avoca River to its intersection with the unnamed road in Natte Yallock at grid reference YE198085, then proceeds generally south easterly along the unnamed road to the edge of map at grid reference YE226072; On to Map Dunolly (Sheet 7624) at grid reference YE226072, then proceeds generally south easterly along the same unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference YE270044, then proceeds generally southerly along the other unnamed road to the edge of map at grid reference YE267021; On to Map Creswick (Sheet 7623) at grid reference YE267021, then continues generally southerly along the same unnamed road to its intersection with an unsealed road at grid reference YD259987, then proceeds south of easterly and then southerly along the unsealed road to grid reference YD278982, then proceeds west of southerly in a straight line to the intersection of an unsealed road and the Pyrenees Highway at grid reference YD265905, then proceeds generally easterly along the Pyrenees Highway to its intersection with an unnamed road near Bung Bong at grid reference YD278905, then proceeds generally easterly and then south easterly along the unnamed road to its intersection with the Administrative boundary of the State Forest at grid reference YD335880, then proceeds generally south easterly along the Administrative boundary of the State Forest to grid reference YD380848, then proceeds southerly along grid line 380 to its intersection with the Talbot to Lexton road at grid reference YD380814, then proceeds generally south westerly along the Talbot to Lexton road to its intersection with an unnamed road at grid reference YD331771, then proceeds generally southerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road in Evansford at grid reference YD331729, then proceeds generally southerly along the other unnamed road to its junction with the Sunraysia Highway at grid reference YD316641, then continues in the same straight line to the unnamed road at grid reference YD313625, then proceeds south westerly along the unnamed road to the High Voltage Transmission Line at grid reference YD307622, then proceeds north westerly along the High Voltage Transmission Line to the edge of map at grid reference YD216694; On to Map Beaufort (Sheet 7523) at map grid reference YD216694 and continues north westerly along the High Voltage Transmission Line to its intersection with an unnamed track at grid reference YD187716, then proceeds generally southerly along the unnamed track to the Administrative boundary of the Mount Cole State Forest at grid reference YD185711, then proceeds generally northerly and then westerly along the Administrative boundary of the Mount Cole State Forest to its intersection with an unnamed road at grid reference YD033716, then proceeds generally northerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with the Pyrenees Highway at grid reference YD013819, then proceeds westerly along the Pyrenees Highway to the bridge over the Wimmera River at grid reference YD009822, then proceeds generally westerly along the Wimmera River to the bridge on the unnamed road at grid reference XD868859, then proceeds generally northerly along the unnamed road to the top of the ridge line at grid reference XD885995, then proceeds north westerly along the ridge line over the 427 metre hill to the unnamed road at grid reference XE870017, then proceeds generally westerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with the unnamed track at grid reference XE824016, then proceeds north easterly and then northerly along the unnamed track to the edge of map at grid reference XE830032; On to Map St Arnaud (Sheet 7524) at grid reference XE830032, then proceeds north along the unnamed track to its intersection with another unnamed track at grid reference XE831064, then proceeds easterly then northerly and then easterly again along the unnamed track to its intersection with the Landsborough Navarre Road at grid reference XE864070, then proceeds generally northerly along the Landsborough Navarre Road to its intersection with an unnamed road at grid reference XE868089, then proceeds generally northerly along the unnamed road to its termination at Navarre Road at grid reference XE876140, then proceeds westerly along Navarre Road to its intersection with the unnamed road at grid reference XE857140, then proceeds generally north westerly along the unnamed road to the edge of map at grid reference XE784266; On to Map Rupanyup (Sheet 7424) at grid reference XE784266 and continues generally north westerly along the same unnamed road to another unnamed road at grid reference XE782273, then proceeds generally easterly along the other unnamed road to the edge of map at map grid reference XE784274; On to Map St Arnaud (Sheet 7524) at grid reference XE784274, then proceeds generally north easterly along the same unnamed road to its intersection with the Navarre to St Arnaud road at grid reference XE907302, then proceeds generally northerly along the Navarre to St Arnaud road to its intersection with the Wimmera Highway at grid reference XE974428, then proceeds generally northerly and then north easterly along the Wimmera Highway to its termination at the Sunraysia Highway at grid reference YE019451 being the descriptor starting point.