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White Hills is a 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.

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"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.[2]

The Bendigo Creek, the site of the area's first gold find, runs through White Hills.

At the 2011 census, White Hills had a population of 3,275.[1]

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Facilities

White Hills Post Office opened on 21 August 1857 during the gold rush.[3]

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.[4]

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.

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