Bogong

Bogong, a rural holiday resort in the alpine country of north-east Victoria, is in the upper Kiewa Valley about midway between Mount Beauty and Falls Creek. It was named after Mount Bogong (1986 m) which is 12 km north-east. Mount Bogong is one of several places of high elevation to which the bogong moth emigrates during the summer months. The moths were harvested and eaten for their high fat content by Aborigines. It is thought that the word bogong was derived from an Aboriginal word describing the moth.