26-540: The Benalla Ensign is a weekly newspaper that has been published in Benalla , Victoria , Australia since 1868. It currently has a weekly circulation of 36,904 and provides mostly local news with a strong emphasis on the results of local sports teams and local classified ads. The Benalla Ensign first began publication as the Benalla Ensign and Farmer's and Squatter's Journal in 1868. The original proprietor
52-697: A Mitre 10 Home & Trade . Target Country on Bridge Street closed in April 2021. Benalla has two secondary schools, Benalla P–12 College (which has four campuses comprising Prep-yr 2; yr 3–6; yrs 7–9 and 10–12), FCJ College and three primary schools: Benalla P–12, St Joseph's Primary School and Australian Christian College – Hume . McCristal's College was a private grammar school that used to exist in Benalla. The Benalla Flexible Learning Centre offers an alternative education model for students up to 22 years old also. The Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE has
78-607: A campus in Benalla which includes the Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre opened in 2004 by Lynne Kosky MP , the then Minister of Education and Training. The campus included GRADA, a regional academy of dramatic art offering courses in Acting, Dance and Production and now specializes in Nursing and Engineering courses with direct links to local businesses for work placements. The other GoTafe campuses in
104-553: A ceramic sculpture mural community that was created as part of an employment project for local artists. The following sites are National Trust sites. According to the 2021 census of Population, there were 9,316 people in Benalla. Benalla is the seat of local government and administrative headquarters for the Rural City of Benalla . In the Victorian Legislative Assembly , it is represented by
130-671: A local service every hour on two routes, serving the west and east sides of the city. The main bus terminal is outside the ANZ Bank in Nunn Street. Benalla Airport YBLA (BLN) began life as a major RAAF training base during World War II . It now also serves as the home of the Gliding Club of Victoria , as well as a ballooning and ultralight centre, and is the home of the Benalla Aviation Museum. Water
156-622: A national government. Because garden design is becoming more popular and featuring on TV, there is an ever-growing number of garden festivals: permanent and temporary, official and non-official. One of the best known is International Garden Festival held on a permanent site at Chaumont in France. Despite the name, Chaumont does not come within the BIE definition of an 'international' festival. Other shows feature garden design but describe themselves as 'flower shows'. The best-known example in this category,
182-469: A shop gallery with the works of local artists, an exhibition space, artist studios and a cafe, with regular exhibitions and live music events featuring local, national and international musicians. The Rose Festival is another annual local garden festival dating from 1967. Now called "The Benalla Festival" it is held over the first two weekends in November with dozens of free and low cost events including
208-583: A small city located on the Broken River gateway to the High Country north-eastern region of Victoria , Australia, about 212 kilometres (130 mi) north east of the state capital Melbourne . At the 2021 census , the population was 9,316. It is the administrative centre for the Rural City of Benalla local government area. Prior to the European settlement of Australia , the Benalla region
234-793: A year including the Benalla Cup meeting in early October. Benalla Wolfpack play rugby league in NRL Victoria 's Murray Cup. Golfers play at the Benalla Golf Club on Mansfield Road, which celebrated its centenary in 2003 or at the course of the Golden Vale Golf Club on Golden Vale Road, Benalla. Benalla is also the closest major centre to Winton Motor Raceway , a privately owned motor racing circuit which holds motor racing event at all levels of domestic competition, including V8 Supercar . Benalla Gardens Oval
260-616: Is a little over two hours from Melbourne by road or train. The Hume Freeway (National Highway M31) now by-passes Benalla to the south, while the Midland Highway (A300) runs through the city centre. Rail transport includes both passenger rail and freight. Benalla railway station is on the North East railway line , and three Albury V/Line rail services stop at Benalla daily, as does the twice-daily NSW TrainLink XPT service between Melbourne and Sydney . Benalla Bus Lines runs
286-533: Is supplied by North East Water . The main water supply is Loombah Weir and McCall Say Reservoir in the Ryan's Creek Catchment approximately 13 kilometres south of the city with a total 1800 megalitre capacity. More than a hundred complaints were received by EPA Victoria from 2019 for the dust and particulates coming from Monsbent Pty Ltd, also known as D&R Henderson, situated in Yarrawonga road. The company
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#1732775641759312-702: Is the home of the Benalla & District Cricket Association. The ground has hosted touring teams since the 19th century. In the Rural City of Benalla there are numerous cricket grounds. Benalla is also home to the Benalla Bandits Baseball Club who compete in the North East Baseball Association. The team plays out of Racecourse Reserve, Benalla. [1] Benalla is home to the Gliding Club of Victoria at
338-664: The Electoral district of Euroa . In the Parliament of Australia, it is represented by the Division of Indi in the Australian House of Representatives . Industries include agricultural support services, tourism, a medium density fibreboard factory, Thales Australia ammunition factory and aviation. As a service economy for the region, Benalla has many large retailers, including a Coles , Woolworths , Aldi and
364-629: The Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre which includes a cinema and theatre. The city also has a major art gallery which forms a landmark perched over Lake Benalla on the site of the original police station. Benalla has more than 50 murals on the CBD Benalla Street Art trail, and beyond including local villages such as Goorambat and Winton Wetlands. The annual Wall to Wall Street Art Festival has been held since 2015, curated by Juddy Roller Studios, usually
390-587: The Broken River as an ornamental feature for the centre of the city. Broken river forms a green belt along the north–south spine of the city. There are three major crossings of the river at Benalla. The main street in the Central Business District is Bridge Street East. Another large artificial lake, Lake Mokoan , 7 kilometres to the north east, was decommissioned beginning in 2009, with a wetlands area being developed for visitors. To
416-622: The State Gliding Centre located on the Benalla airfield. This club is the longest continuous operating gliding club in Australia and has played host for the World Gliding Competition in 1987 and 2016. Many of the club's members travel from Europe each summer to enjoy the warm weather and ideal soaring conditions of the region. There is a park and walking track that circumnavigates Lake Benalla , featuring
442-847: The community Street Parade, Music by the Lake and fireworks, and A Day in the Gardens Market held in the Benalla Botanical Gardens. The town has an Australian rules football team ( Benalla Saints ) competing in the Goulburn Valley Football League and a team (Benalla All Blacks) competing in the Ovens & King Football League . Benalla has a horse racing club , the Benalla Racing Club, which schedules around eleven race meetings
468-634: The period 1984–1992. To qualify as an international exhibition, an expo must be recognised by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), which was established by a diplomatic international convention, signed in Paris, in 1928. Horticultural expos can also be recognised by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (IAHP / AIPH). To qualify as a national exhibition, a garden festival must be recognised by
494-465: The region include at Shepparton, Wangaratta and Seymour. The Centre for Continuing Education also offers pre-employment programs in Benalla plus Aged Care programs with practical work experience at Cooinda Village. Benalla has a local newspaper, the Benalla Ensign , which is published weekly. Health services are provided by Benalla Health, which operates a 42-bed hospital, plus a variety of Allied Health and maternal and Child Health Services. Benalla
520-469: The south of the freeway is the heavily forested Reef Hills State Park. Benalla has a temperate mediterranean climate ( Csa ). Summers are mostly warm to hot, sunny and dry with a very low relative humidity (a mean 3 pm reading of just 32% in January), while winters are cool and cloudy with modest rainfall. A heavy fall of snow was observed in Benalla on 31 May 1913. Benalla's cultural facilities include
546-422: The week before Easter. Over one long-weekend dozens of world class artists create one giant outdoor gallery in the town. The Wall to Wall Festival also includes workshops, artist talks, live music, markets, street art tours and more. Benalla is also home to an artist's hub known as North East Artisans - an entirely self funded, not for profit community art gallery run by volunteers established in 2014. It features
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#1732775641759572-471: Was John Liston. This was superseded by the North Eastern Ensign in April 1872 and was published under this title until February 1938 when it returned to the original name. The owners from 1887 to 1977 were the O'Shea family, who then sold the newspaper to Geoff Adams. In July 1986 the current owners McPherson Media Group bought it. Benalla Benalla / b ə ˈ n æ l ə / is
598-564: Was built over the Broken River in 1847 and the following year the town was surveyed. In 1849, it was proclaimed a town. It was proclaimed a city in 1965. In 1936, the Benalla Centenary Race was held. Benalla is situated on a mostly flat floodplain of the Broken River catchment situated directly to the north and west of the Great Dividing Range . Lake Benalla is an artificial lake created in 1973 from
624-670: Was charged a fine of $ 80,000 in court in 2021 for failing to follow the requirements of its licence. In September 2022, EPA laid 39 new charges for breaching their licence conditions by emitting an excess in dust, odours and other nuisible substances. Garden festival A garden festival is a festival and exposition held to celebrate the arts of gardening , garden design , landscaping and landscape architecture . There are local garden festivals, regional garden festivals, national garden festivals and international garden festivals. The idea probably originated with Germany's Bundesgartenschau . The UK held five garden festivals in
650-552: Was followed by that of Major Thomas Mitchell in 1834. An attack by indigenous people on the camp of shepherds working for George and William Faithful became known as the Faithful Massacre ; eight settlers were killed in the incident. Following the massacre, in 1839 a police station was established to provide protection of over-landers, and the name of the settlement became Broken River. The post office opened on 1 December 1844 originally named Broken River . A bridge
676-470: Was populated by the Taungurung people , an Indigenous Australian people. A 1906 history recounts that prior to white settlement "as many as 400 blacks would meet together in the vicinity of Benalla to hold a corrobboree". The area was first sighted by Europeans during an expedition of Hamilton Hume and William Hovell in 1824 and was noted as an agricultural settlement called "Swampy". The expedition
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