Type: | suburb |
White Hills | |
City: | Bendigo |
State: | vic |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Coordinates: | -36.7333°N 162°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Lga: | City of Greater Bendigo |
Postcode: | 3550 |
Pop: | 3275 |
Stategov: | Bendigo East |
Fedgov: | Bendigo |
Dist1: | 4 |
Dir1: | NE |
Location1: | Bendigo |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
White Hills is a suburb of the city of Bendigo in central Victoria, Australia. It is located four kilometres immediately north-east of the city centre between North Bendigo and East Bendigo.
"The White Hills" were named for the colour of the clay exposed by gold miners at that part of the Bendigo diggings in the 1850s.[1]
The Bendigo Creek, the site of the area's first gold find, runs through White Hills.
At the, White Hills had a population of 3,275.
White Hills Post Office opened on 21 August 1857 during the gold rush.
The Bendigo Jockey Club, a horse racing club, is based at the Bendigo racecourse in White Hills and the Bendigo Cup is run there in mid-November.
White Hills is the home of the White Hills Cricket Club; there is also a public swimming pool.
Weeroona College Bendigo, formerly known as White Hills Technical School, is a co-educational secondary college catering for students in years 7 to 10, is located in the suburb.
The Bendigo Botanic Gardens, formerly known as the White Hills Botanical Gardens, are located in the area.
File:White_Hills_Uniting_Church_004.JPG|White Hills Uniting Church
File:White_Hills_Anglican_Church_001.JPG|White Hills Anglican Church
File:White_Hills_Roman_Catholic_Church_004.JPG|White Hills Catholic Church
File:White Hills Cemetery Shady Entrance.jpg|White Hills Cemetery shady entrance
File:White Hills Cemetery Chinese Section.jpg|White Hills Cemetery Chinese Section
File:White Hills Cemetery Section E3.jpg|White Hills Cemetery Section E3
File:White Hills Butcher Shop 003.JPG|White Hills' butcher's shop
File:White Hills Plumridge St.JPG|Plumridge Street White Hills