Explore Bright
Bright in Alpine (Victoria) is a city in Australia about 157 mi (or 253 km) south-west of Canberra, the country's capital.
Local time in Bright is now 05:38 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Australia / Melbourne with an UTC offset of 11 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Bright, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Australia is Mount Hotham Airport in a distance of 30 mi (or 49 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Melbourne, Canberra, Hay, Currie and Katoomba. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 77 °F
Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Evening Temperature | 28°C / 83 °F |
Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 41% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 50% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
27°C (80 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
30°C (86 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Alpine Valley Cottages
Abalina Cottages
Bright Chalet
Autumn Affair Cottages
Bella Rouge Cottage
Bogong View Motor Inn
Riverbank Park Motel
Bright Colonial Inn Motel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Getting Up at Mystic Bright 28th April 2011
Sharing the air with Ray in his hang glider and a heap of paragliding folks; the Hook climbs nicely doesn't it mate?
Water wheel pig spit
Cooking a whole sucker pig on a water wheel driven spit roaster whilst camping bush camping in the Vic high country.
1st Annual Fly Fishing Opening Weekend Bright 2014 - North East Victoria - 2 Day Event
The 1st Annual Fly Fishing Opening Weekend Event for Bright (North East Victoria) 2014. A great 2 day event on Saturday and Sunday of September organised by Southern Fly Fishing Adventures....
The Athletes
Here is a short video from the team which focuses on the athletes and their views on cycling and Drapac Professional Cycling. The video was shot at our training camp in Bright which included...
Billy Green double back flip!!!
His first day trying a double backflip @Alpine Gravity Bright MTB festival.
Bright Brewery promos Good Beer Week 2012.m4v
Great clip promoting 2012's Good Beer Week. Filmed at Bright Brewery, Bridge Road Brewers, Moon dog, and Mountain Goat.
Audax Alpine Classic-2014
On Sunday 26 January more than 2200 riders left Bright Victoria to climb some of Australia's highest mountains as part of the Audax Alpine Classic cycle challenge. The mix and match courses...
Bright Rally 1998
Craig Dawson & Brian Tidemann in action back in 1998. The event was run as round 5 of the Victorian Rally Championships. It was held in the Bright area in the North East of Victoria about...
Tour of Bright 2012 Master
Campolina & Landserv once again supported the production of this highlights package of the Champion Systems Tour of Bright 2012! How can you not like Bright! It's a fantastic place! And this...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Bright, Victoria
Bright is a town located in northeastern Victoria, Australia, 319 metres above sea level at the southeastern end of the Ovens Valley. At the 2006 census, Bright had a population of 2,684. It is in the Alpine Shire local government area. Its postcode is 3741.
Bright P-12 College
Bright P-12 College is a public school situated in the North-Eastern of Victoria, Australia. It has recently undergone dramatic change and developments, with a multi-million dollar make-over around the school. It is surrounded by green hills. The 1876 building has recently undergone a dramatic make-over, with brand new classrooms. It has been set aside solely for Music, Drama and the Arts, all subjects fabulously catered for.
Alpine Valleys
The Alpine Valleys are an Australian wine region located in the north eastern section of Victoria. Along with nearby by Beechworth, the area is distinctly cooler in climate than some of the other north east wine regions like Rutherglen. The Alpine Valleys produce grapes primarily for table wine production.
Shire of Bright
The Shire of Bright was a local government area about 280 kilometres east-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,108 square kilometres, and existed from 1862 until 1994.
Bright railway station
Bright is the closed terminus station of the closed Bright line which served the town of Bright in Victoria (Australia). The former terminus retains a large brick station building and a goods shed. The station platform is still intact with a number of items of rolling stock sitting on a short section of track fenced in with the station. The station building and grounds are maintained as a local museum.
Wandiligong
Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town is located on Morses Creek and in the Alpine Shire local government area, 6 kilometres south of Bright and 330 kilometres north east of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Wandiligong had a population of 281. Wandiliong was established in the 1850s during the Victorian gold rush and at one stage the town was home to 2,000 people.