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Benalla is a city in the Australian state of Victoria and is located about 190 km northeast of Melbourne on the highway and the railway line between Melbourne and Sydney . It is the center of the Local Government Area Benalla Rural City .
Benalla is an agricultural small town with around 9,000 inhabitants and was founded in the 1940s. At first it was called Broken River after the river on which it lies .
Benalla is also called the "Rose City" and is known for its public gardens. It also has a small airport and is a center for gliding and hot air balloonists.
The professional cyclist Baden Cooke was born in Benalla .
Web links
Commons : Benalla, Victoria - Album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Travel guide ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Benalla ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2020.