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right interactive map of bright coordinates 36 43 40 s 146 57 40 e 36 72778 s 146 96111 e 36 72778 146 96111 country australia state victoria lga alpine shire location 317 km 197 mi ne of melbourne 78 km 48 mi se of wangaratta government state electorate ovens valley federal division indi area total 133 5 km 2 51 5 sq mi elevation 319 m 1 047 ft population total 2 620 2021 census 1 density 19 63 km 2 50 83 sq mi postcode 3741 mean max temp 20 7 c 69 3 f mean min temp 6 1 c 43 0 f annual rainfall 1 133 8 mm 44 64 in localities around bright porepunkah kancoona coral bank porepunkah bright tawonga buckland wandiligong germantown bright pronunciation ˈ b r aɪ t is a town in northeastern victoria australia 319 metres above sea level at the southeastern end of the ovens valley at the 2021 census bright had a population of 2 620 2 it is located in the alpine shire local government area history edit war memorial in the centre of bright hamilton hume and william hovell explored the area in 1824 naming the ovens river the town was first known as morse s creek after f h morse but in 1861 it was renamed in honour of the british orator and politician john bright the post office opened on 25 january 1860 as morse s creek and was renamed bright in 1866 3 during the victorian gold rush there was a rush to the nearby buckland river as the gold deposits gradually diminished chinese miners arrived in the area to sift the abandoned claims tensions over chinese success from anglo irish miners caused the violent buckland riot in nearby porepunkah in 1857 resulting in deaths of chinese miners and the fleeing of 2 000 chinese the riot was eventually quelled by the beechworth police under the command of robert o hara burke from 80 kilometres away two years later bright itself was home to what became known as the morses creek riots in which a chinese miner was bludgeoned to death beside the river bright has a rich cultural heritage and many locations within the town along with street names can be traced to present day residents the bright historical society has extensive records of the region s past the bright magistrates court closed on 1 january 1990 4 features edit the main industry of the town at the beginning of the 21st century is tourism with much focus on the autumnal colours of the european trees planted in the area a major cultural event is the bright autumn festival due to the number of paragliding and hang glider launch sites close to bright the town has been a centre of activity for paragliding festivals and competitions bright is a major gateway to alpine scenery and has a variety of native birds and animals morses creek and the ovens river have adjoining tracks for short or long walks bright is also a popular family destination over summer and the population swells particularly after christmas during the summer months bright enjoys consistently warm and sunny days with comfortable overnight temperatures the town is close to the victorian alps and various alpine national parks including the mount buffalo national park mount feathertop mount bogong and mount hotham are also near the township at 1986 metres above sea level bogong is the highest peak in the state of victoria and feathertop is the second highest at 1922 metres the railway station has been preserved as a local history museum although trains no longer run from the township the 95 km murray to the mountains rail trail allows cyclists to travel the same route 5 that train passengers would have travelled via the townships of myrtleford beechworth and wangaratta climate edit autumn in bright is colourful and lush with cool days and cold nights bright has an oceanic climate cfb under the köppen climate classification scheme with four distinct seasons summer is warm and usually dry with very cool to cold nights winter is cool and damp with extended cloudy periods and chilling rains and is frequented by storms frost is common throughout the year with occasional winter snow the highest recorded temperature in bright was 40 7 c 105 f on 8 february 1983 and the lowest recorded temperature was 7 8 c 18 f on 30 june 1986 6 owing to its southern latitude nearing the 37th parallel summers are notably cooler than at slightly northward towns such as corryong especially in the nights and mornings climate data for bright 1969 1994 rainfall to 2022 319 m amsl 36 73 s 146 96 e month jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec year record high c f 40 6 105 1 40 7 105 3 38 4 101 1 33 2 91 8 27 2 81 0 20 7 69 3 21 1 70 0 24 5 76 1 31 2 88 2 31 2 88 2 37 9 100 2 39 8 103 6 40 7 105 3 mean daily maximum c f 29 2 84 6 29 5 85 1 26 3 79 3 21 4 70 5 16 5 61 7 12 8 55 0 12 0 53 6 13 5 56 3 16 5 61 7 20 3 68 5 23 8 74 8 26 9 80 4 20 7 69 3 mean daily minimum c f 10 9 51 6 11 4 52 5 8 9 48 0 5 9 42 6 3 9 39 0 1 8 35 2 1 5 34 7 2 2 36 0 3 5 38 3 5 6 42 1 7 5 45 5 9 7 49 5 6 1 42 9 record low c f 1 7 35 1 2 3 36 1 0 0 32 0 1 8 28 8 3 3 26 1 7 8 18 0 5 4 22 3 5 3 22 5 3 8 25 2 1 8 28 8 0 6 30 9 1 0 33 8 7 8 18 0 average precipitation mm inches 70 2 2 76 63 5 2 50 59 0 2 32 69 6 2 74 99 9 3 93 108 2 4 26 135 2 5 32 140 7 5 54 119 7 4 71 102 2 4 02 85 4 3 36 73 0 2 87 1 133 8 44 64 average precipitation days 0 2 mm 7 0 6 7 7 0 8 3 11 8 13 6 16 9 17 8 14 3 12 0 10 5 8 5 134 4 source bureau of meteorology 7 education edit bright p 12 college is located within walking distance of the town centre the college population includes students from the nearby townships of porepunkah harrietville and wandiligong the college also operates an annex school in dinner plain during the winter season the college is one of a few state educational facilities in victoria where primary and secondary students share the same campus 8 flora and fauna edit the local area has a variety of plants and animals many wildflowers large and small trees undergrowth and ferns can be seen close to each other within 350 metres of the town centre just a few minutes walk platypus fish yabbies and amphibians can be seen in their natural environment overhead there are dragonflies harmless native bees and many species of birds including willy wagtail kookaburra magpie and cockatoo which can often be heard in the area lyrebirds can be heard outside of town and wombats and the occasional echidna can be seen several species of mostly small reptile such as lizards live in the area and goannas or snakes can be found on one of the many nearby wooded bushwalking tracks sport edit kayakers on the ovens river in bright hang gliding and paragliding are popular activities and the mystic flight park is located 3 kilometres from town fishing occurs in the rivers and dams in the area and are stocked with trout from the local hatchery native murray cod have also been caught in the local rivers but these are becoming increasingly rare mountain biking trails exist close to the town centre the tracks range from technical fast singletracks to easy river side rides best trails are found within the baker s gully area and downhill tracks are located off mystic hill apex hill and in the porepunkah pines on the south side of the ovens river cycling the audax alpine classic cycle event is run every australia day weekend by audax australia with over 2000 cyclists descending on bright the 200 km route takes the rider to falls creek and back and then a return trip to mount buffalo the town has an australian rules football team competing in the ovens king football league 9 golfers play at the bright country golf club on back porepunkah road 10 bright is the location of the buffalo stampede which was australia s first ever sanctioned skyrunning event in april 2014 with 2 events 75 km ultra skymarathon and 42 km skymarathon starting and finishing at howitt park the 75 km ultra skymarathon takes runners up mystic hill down to baker s gully over clearspot before descending into the buckland valley runners then make their way up keatings ridge over to eurobin creek before climbing the big walk to the mt buffalo chalet once at the chalet runners take the underground river track to lake catani and travel through chalwell s galleries before making their way back to the chalet and retracing their steps all the way back to howitt park the 42 km skymarathon takes on the same route but finishes at the mount buffalo chalet once runners have completed the chalet loop to lake catani and through chalwell s galleries to take them up to the 42 km mark in 2015 a new event the sky26er will be a part of this event the sky 26er will also start in howitt park before crossing the ovens river and running up and over quins gap then climbing telegraph spur to the top of mt porepunkah once at the summit of mt porepunkah runners descend to smart creek gap before climbing tawonga gap ridge and making their way to apex lookout before they descend back into bright to finish at howitt park with a successful debut in 2014 the buffalo stampede is set to bring record numbers of runners and supporters to the township of bright in april 2015 local attractions edit bills horse trough local attractions include farms wineries historic sites fruit orchards restaurants touring the beautiful natural landscape surrounding mountains and more there are many events held in the bright township and surrounding areas in spring bright holds regular markets as well as the bright spring festival bright 6 hour mountain bike event bright high country horse endurance ride art exhibitions bright grand fireworks spectacular and concert bright alpine four peaks mountain climb 11 harrietville bluegrass and traditional country music convention and the alpine delight audax cycling event in summer one can attend the christmas carols at the bright art gallery carols by candlelight at the bright sound shell the rotary waterside at centenary park or go for a tandem paraglide for an aerial view of bright or the tour of duty bright military 6x6 vehicle for all the mountain secrets there are also many markets in bright and harrietville as well as the alpine valley s gourmet weekend and drive in movies at pioneer park sp ausnet tour of bright road cycling race autumn brings the bright autumn festival featuring lush autumn leaf colour the alpine classic golf tournament held in bright myrtleford and wangaratta the bright easter market is on as well as the alpine film festival the buffalo stampede ultramarathon starting and finishing in howitt park is held mid april bringing runners from all over the world to compete winter brings snow to the surrounding peaks and the opening of the snow season on queen s birthday weekend 12 transport edit road access to town is via the great alpine road connecting to the melbourne to sydney hume freeway about 75 kilometres 47 mi to the northwest or 120 kilometres 75 mi to the north or through the murray valley highway to the northeast canberra and the east coast or along the continuation of the great alpine highway to the southeast of the state air access is via small aircraft landing strips in the area like mount hotham airport 75 kilometres 47 mi by road to the southeast and porepunkah airport the town was served by the bright railway line but this closed in the 1980s during the late 1990s the line was converted into the murray to the mountains rail trail for cyclists and walkers in terms of public transport bright is now served by a v line coach service from wangaratta several times daily and the alps link to omeo via mount hotham operated by dysons media edit radio edit callsign frequency branding owner s format license 3v05 0 87 6 mhz valley fm valley fm 1980 s music 1990 s music electronic dance music low powered open narrowcast lpon 3abcfm 0 88 1 mhz abc classic abc radio and regional content classical music national radio 3abcrn 0 88 9 mhz abc rn abc radio and regional content talk radio national radio 3jjj 0 103 3 mhz triple j abc radio and regional content music current affairs youth content national radio 3mrr 0 89 7 mhz abc goulburn murray abc radio and regional content talk radio national radio 3vkv 0 92 9 mhz alpine radio kiewa valley community radio inc freeform radio community radio in addition many radio stations from wangaratta and albury can be heard in the bright area television edit abc seven sbs 10 win television references edit australian bureau of statistics 28 june 2022 bright suburbs and localities 2021 census quickstats retrieved 2 november 2024 2021 census quickstats bright australian bureau of statistics retrieved 2 february 2023 phoenix auctions history post office list retrieved 24 february 2021 review of legal services in rural and regional victoria pdf parliament of victoria law reform committee may 2001 pp 291 292 archived from the original pdf on 4 april 2012 retrieved 12 april 2020 the ovens valley goldfield railways eardley gifford australian railway historical society bulletin december 1968 pp281 294 january 1969 pp1 18 climate statistics for australian locations retrieved 23 march 2014 climate statistics for australian locations bureau of meteorology retrieved 23 march 2014 bright p 12 college to the highest retrieved 30 april 2010 full points footy bright archived from the original on 16 may 2008 retrieved 25 july 2008 golf select bright retrieved 11 may 2009 alpine climb www brightvic com bright victoria www brightvictoria com au retrieved 30 april 2010 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to bright victoria bright victoria website tourism bright government tourism site bright village bright community website valley fm 87 6 bright valley fm 87 6 fm narrowcast radio station in bright things to do in bright victoria v t e localities in the alpine shire town bright dargo dederang dinner plain falls creek harrietville mount beauty myrtleford porepunkah tawonga tawonga south wandiligong locality abbeyard barwidgee bogong buckland buffalo river cobungra coral bank dandongadale eurobin freeburgh gapsted germantown glen creek gundowring havilah hotham heights kancoona kergunyah south merriang merriang south mongans bridge mount buffalo mudgegonga nug nug ovens rosewhite running creek selwyn smoko upper gundowring wongungarra wonnangatta territory divided with another lga authority control databases international viaf fast national united states israel retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title bright _victoria oldid 1350617342 categories towns in victoria state alpine shire mining towns in victoria state hidden categories use dmy dates from august 2019 use australian english from august 2019 all wikipedia articles written in australian english articles needing additional references from july 2007 all articles needing additional references pages with non numeric formatnum arguments pages using gadget wikiminiatlas australian statistical geography standard 2021 id same as wikidata articles with short description short description matches wikidata coordinates on wikidata cs1 unfit url commons link from 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