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DISCOVER KEY LOCATIONS<br />
DISCOVER KEY LOCATIONS<br />
TOWNSHIPS<br />
Church Street, Mudgee<br />
Mayne Street, Gulgong<br />
Mudgee<br />
Gulgong<br />
Mudgee’s name derives from <strong>the</strong> Wiradjuri Aborig<strong>in</strong>al<br />
term 'Moothi' mean<strong>in</strong>g 'nest <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> hills'. Mudgee is<br />
an attractive town of f<strong>in</strong>e old build<strong>in</strong>gs, located <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> broad, picturesque and fertile Cudgegong River<br />
Valley.<br />
Flanked by foothills, Mudgee has a rich pastoral<br />
history reflected <strong>in</strong> its heritage streetscapes which<br />
are wide and tree-l<strong>in</strong>ed, just as you would imag<strong>in</strong>e<br />
a ref<strong>in</strong>ed country town to look like. The streetscapes<br />
of colonial public build<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong>clude heritage banks,<br />
solicitor offices and churches.<br />
Gulgong boomed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> gold rush era of <strong>the</strong> late<br />
1800s and featured on <strong>the</strong> orig<strong>in</strong>al ten dollar note.<br />
Step back <strong>in</strong> time through <strong>the</strong> orig<strong>in</strong>al and narrow<br />
bent streets with high footpaths <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> historic town.<br />
The town's heritage listed build<strong>in</strong>gs are complete with<br />
orig<strong>in</strong>al features and <strong>in</strong>clude such gems as The Pr<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
of Wales Opera House, <strong>in</strong> which Dame Nellie Melba<br />
once performed. It is <strong>the</strong> oldest perform<strong>in</strong>g arts venue<br />
still be<strong>in</strong>g used for its orig<strong>in</strong>al <strong>in</strong>tention <strong>in</strong> Australia.<br />
Mudgee<br />
Approximately<br />
3.5 hrs drive<br />
Approximately<br />
20 m<strong>in</strong>s drive<br />
Gulgong<br />
Sydney<br />
Mudgee<br />
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FILMING IN THE REGION | MID-WESTERN REGIONAL COUNCIL