Mildura Hotels

Mildura is a large regional town in Sunraysia, Australia. Located in the north west corner of Victoria, Mildura is situated on the Murray River. With a population of just under 57,000 the regional population is growing at around 1.5% annually. Mildura and the surrounding area is a large fruit growing region. Local produce include most varieties of citrus, grapes, avocados and almonds. The quality of local produce and the growing wine industry have helped Mildura develop a reputation for great food and wine. In recent years Mildura has become popular with backpackers drawn by the availability of farm work. After driving for hours past unchanging, desolate, dusty, drought-plagued farmlands, you reach this thriving regional centre. The outskirts of Mildura loom up in the windscreen like an apparition impossibly green, with huge vineyards and lush golf courses liberally watered by Murray River water. Mildura, meaning ‘red soil', is a true oasis town, and as well as being one of the richest agricultural areas in Australia it's a tourist town that's promoted as a place of endless blue skies and sunshine. Once a citrus-growing region, Mildura and neighbouring Gol Gol and Wentworth in NSW are now largely given over to viticulture.