Woods Point is a tourist and gold mining township in the Great Dividing Range. It lies 120 kilometres east-north-east of Melbourne and is a three hour drive by road. It is situated at the extreme headwaters of the Goulburn River on the northern side of the range.
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History
The township was named Woods Point in April 1863 after storekeeper Mabille Wood, who went prospecting one day and never returned.
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Activities
IF YOU'RE TOURING THE AREA VISIT OUR decommissioned ramshackle timber and tin hut that may just have been Australia’s smallest petrol station.
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Accommodation
Accommodation is available at the Commercial Hotel, at several holiday houses in the area and up the road at Brian and Heather’s 'Gap Getaway'.