Henty, Victoria Henty, Victoria Henty is a town in south western Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Glenelg local government area, west of the state capital, Melbourne. Henty is in the middle of the Henty wine region which is also named after the early settlers. The Henty and Merino area was the region of the first white settlement in what is now Victoria by the Henty brothers, starting in 1834. The indigenous custodians were the Bonedai Gundigj clan. The railway station opened in 1884, on the Casterton railway line branch from the Portland line at Branxholme. The station
Soil policy (Victoria, Australia) Soil policy (Victoria, Australia) Soil policy in Victoria refers to the policies of soil governance in the Australian state of Victoria. In a 10-year vision for the environment of Victoria which is spelled out in "Growing Victoria Together" (DPC, 2001), one of the goals is that "the condition of our land will improve as the impact of salinity and soil degradation is reduced". Complementing "Growing Victoria Together" is "Our Environment: Our Future", which is a framework for Victoria's environmental sustainability. This defines a "long term and integrated approach" that seeks to "maximise our future economic growth, maintain our quality of