KERANG
Kerang is the next town encountered
when traveling westwards towards Mildura. On the banks of the Loddon
River determines the levy systems designed to protect the town are
from time to time tested.
That said this is another nice town and deserves a stopover. Clearly
heritage management is at work in Kerang._small.JPG)
Kerang's symbol
is a flying ibis. The area around Kerang is dotted with lagoons and
lakes and is believed to have the most populous ibis rookeries in the
world with an estimated 200,000 ibis using the area for breeding each
year, along with many other water birds. It is also a popular
recreational destination.
The first
European to visit the area, in 1836. Squatters began to settle in the
area in 1845 and in 1848 Richard Beyes opened a public house at a
river crossing near the future townsite.
The Burke and
Wills expedition passed through Kerang on their journey to cross
Australia from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria. On Tuesday,
4 September 1860 they passed through Kerang, crossed the Loddon and
camped at Mr. Fenton's Reedy Creek Run, making Camp XIII, (their
thirteenth camp since leaving Melbourne).
Kerang has a
number of really great churches.  
The United Church being the oldest and past its century anniversary
The hotels in
Kerang are the old style Victorian Pubs that have survived ‘progress’.
Be sure to check out the “play it again” charactertures. _small.JPG)    
The Kerang
Museum is near the caravan park by the Loddon River.
The War Memorial
is represented by a cenotaph
and buildings in the cbd. 
Also, check
out the memorial to the school teacher, Karlie McDonald. Very
humbling. 
Kerang is a nice
town and region and deserves a min of a stopover when doing ‘the
Murray’ trip.
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