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Warburton Yarra Valley VICTORIA - Book B&B and Cottage Accommodation in Warburton, Events in Warburton, Community & Tourist Info : JANUARY 2012

Warburton Accommodation, Tourist, Business and Community Information Guide assisting visitors and locals in Warburton VICTORIA. Come visit the Yarra Valley and Upper Yarra Ranges in Summer 2011 / 12. Tourist Information Ph 03 5966 9600.

Warburton accommodation, find information about local retail businesses, Warburton food, coffee, restaurants, nature tours for schools & groups.  Yarra Valley winery tours & Yarra Valley sightseeing. Warburton welcomes your conference, wedding or function. Give your international or interstate guests a treat and bring them to Warburton. See some of the things to do! Have a coffee, play golf, a river walk or head to Mt Donna Buang for magical water or to play in the snow.

 

  
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Warburton is a favourite weekend and camping holiday destination for people from Melbourne and beyond. Situated approx 65km to the east of Melbourne CBD, Warburton is a favourite destination for accommodation in the Yarra Valley. Nestled in the Upper Yarra Valley, Warburton is a small community that has been a thriving timber centre, gold mining town and home of Weetbix.

  Tourist Information
Phone 03 5966 9600

FEATURE EVENT:

Warburton Harmony Festival
March 8 - 12, 2012


NEW! Warburton Caps available

Local Markets / Events:

Sunday Feb 5th, 2012
Mechanics Hall at the Upper Yarra Arts Centre - 1st Sunday of the month

Saturday Feb 18, 2012
St Mary's Community Market - Opp Tennis Club

Sunday Feb 26, 2012 Warburton Up and Running Fun run & walk - see events

 

 

  

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Picture at left: L to R - Micheal Hibbert - Warburton Golf Club, The Hon Louise Asher MP - Minister for Tourism and Major Events - Brad Battin - Member for Gembrook. Nov 25, 2011 - Announcing 'Expanded tourism marketing campaign for regional Victoria's best towns and villages'

Warburton and all towns along the Warburton Highway welcome you to the Upper Yarra Valley. See our summer colours, enjoy good food and browse the shops for a hidden treasure. Stay in our Yarra Valley Accommodation for several days - with ever more things to do including events in and around Warburton -  and see all we have to offer. Tourist Information Ph 03 5966 9600

Visit Warburton - Find Accommodation

Warburton Tourist Information centre located by the Water Wheel in the centre of town.
Phone 03 5966 9600. Office Hours: 10.00am – 4.00pm    5 days a week 
Staffed by volunteers - every effort is made to be open as much as possible.
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday

 

The Seventh Day Adventist Church has now moved the Weetbix factory from Warburton with the location set to become an apartment accommodation and resort complex. Signs Publishing is still in operation near the old Weetbix factory at the La La end of town - not far from La La Falls

Warburton was largely built from the work of the Seventh Day Adventist church. This community established itself in Warburton in the early 1900s and was the backbone of industry and daily community life in this part of the valley for many years. Warburton has had a colourful history with local recessions and also boom times throughout the years. Many people may not remember that Warburton was once a favoured day trip via train from Melbourne in the 1930s. On most Sundays, three trains would leave back to Melbourne within the space of an hour. Late night balls, weekend university ski clubs and Mount Donna Buang provided the back drop for many parties and family weekends away.

With the rise of the motor car and the provision of new roads to Warburton, the trains stopped coming as patronage fell until it was no longer viable to bring the trains anymore. It is however on the same ground that the trains once travelled that is now found the popular 'Warburton Trail' which runs for around 32km from Melbourne's East, starting in Lilydale. It is indeed this trail that is largely responsible for bringing tourists back to Warburton. It is not uncommon to see hundreds of bikes and their lycra clad riders enjoying a coffee at our cafes and an ice cream by the river.