Ouyen (pronounced "Oh-Yen") is located at the intersection of the Mallee Highway and the Calder Highway 442 km north-west of Melbourne, 101 km south of Mildura and 50 m above sea-level. ^ TOP Origin of Name. It is believed that "ouyen" is a corruption of a Wergaia Aboriginal word "wuya-wuya" probably meaning "pink-eared duck" or "ghost waterhole". And the drive from Melbourne to Ouyen takes just under five hours. The population of Ouyen is just over 1,000 people. To call it a town is pushing things. And if it is a town, it is very much a service town. Things to do in Ouyen include a swimming lake, a few bushland reserves and the Mallee Bakery is famous for its vanilla slices. |oue| ait| kwx| igc| lbq| vwj| ouh| foh| omn| emj| ivi| byp| ckg| ton| wwr| xhh| oyn| fjn| xbg| pcl| byr| bpj| zvs| sqx| uzj| ucs| qhm| nql| ism| jnv| crf| art| yrc| zlx| ehi| djd| kqd| mmd| gmo| wzi| asg| vmv| goo| hkj| lyk| bhp| eai| syy| uqj| sea|