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Mildura

Regional city in Victoria, Australia

Mildura

Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia.

Plan a trip to Mildura From Melbourne

Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 35,652 at the 2021 census. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point, Merbein and Red Cliffs are included, the combined urban area had a population of 58,914 in 2021, having grown marginally at an average annual rate of 1.3% year-on-year over the preceding five years.

Get in

Getting to Mildura

Although part of Victoria, Mildura is geographically closer the Adelaide than to Melbourne.

  1. 01
    Mildura Airport

    One of the largest in regional Australia.

  2. 02
    Mildura Railway Station -

    V/Line runs daily buses from Melbourne (10 hr), Swan Hill (2½ hr), Bendigo (6 hr), and Albury (11 hr).

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Murray River
  2. 02
    Apex Park

    Apparently Australia's (or at least Victoria's) largest inland beach, Apex is a great place to swim.

  3. 03
    Wentworth - The Meeting Of The Waters

    The location where the Murray and Darling Rivers meet - a riverside park provides good views of the rivers.

  4. 04
    Woodsies Gem Shop
  5. 05
    Patchewollock

    Small township with a population of 100 people.

Do

Things to do

Visit wineries including Trentham Estate, Oak Valley Estate and Lindemans or one of the growing number of boutique producers. Cruise the Murray River on the Paddlesteamer Melbourne or a chartered houseboat. Watch the Speedway races. Oval, flat track motorbike racing. Time your visit to coincide with the annual jazz, country music or arts festivals. Go camping!

Eat

Where to eat

Make a booking at Stefano's at the Grand Hotel, considered to be one of the best restaurants in Victoria. The Grand Hotel has a number of other restaurants, including the Pizza Cafe. Visit the restaurant strip in Langtree Avenue.

  1. 01
    Brass Monkey

    Funky restaurant with live music nights.

How locals move

Getting around Mildura the local way

  • Go nextMungo National Park is a day trip from here Broken Hill, a mining city 3 hours drive to the north Renmark – the closest South Australian town to Mildura.

From Wikivoyage: Mildura, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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