White Hills, Victoria
White Hills is an inner suburb of the city of Bendigo in central Victoria, Australia. It is located four kilometres immediately north-east of the city centre between North Bendigo and East Bendigo. "The White Hills" were named for the colour of the clay exposed by gold miners at that part of the Bendigo diggings in the 1850s. The Bendigo Creek, the site of the area's first gold find, runs upstream through White Hills. At the , White Hills had a population of 3,275. Facilities. White Hills Post Office opened on 21 August 1857 during the gold  rush. The Bendigo Jockey Club, a horse racing club, is based at the Bendigo racecourse in White Hills and the Bendigo Cup is run there in mid-November. White Hills is the home of the White Hills Cricket Club; there is also a public swimming pool. Weeroona College Bendigo, formerly known as White Hills Technical School, is a co-educational secondary college catering for students in years 7 to 10, is located in the suburb. The Bendigo Botanic Gardens, formerly known as the White Hills Botanical Gardens, are located in the area.