Bendigo is home to some of Australia's favorite wildlife including kangaroos, koalas, owls and colourful native parrots. You will also find echidnas around Bendigo. Did you know that a young echidna is called a 'puggle'?
The Queen Victoria Monument was unveiled by Mayor J H Curnow on the 14th April 1903, two years after Queen Victoria's death. The sculpture was completed by John White and is mounted on a trachyte base with bronze adornments. The monument sits near the intersection of Pall Mall and View Street an entrance to Rosalind Gardens.
History 
The Queen Victoria Monument was unveiled by Mayor J H Curnow on the 14th April 1903, two years after Queen Victoria's death. The sculpture was completed by John White and is mounted on a trachyte base with bronze adornments. The monument sits near the intersection of Pall Mall and View Street an entrance to Rosalind Gardens.
