White Hills, Victoria

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.

"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.

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

At the, White Hills had a population of 3,275.

Facilities
White Hills Post Office opened on 21 August 1857 during the gold rush.

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.

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.

Notable people

 * Alfred Hampson (1864–1924) Labor MLA for Bendigo East and MHR for Bendigo was born in White Hills
 * Thomas Flanagan (1832-1899), who found the first gold in Kalgoorlie in 1893 with his companions Paddy Hannan and Daniel Shea, is buried in the White Hills cemetery
 * Michael John Flannigan (1862-1901), nephew of Thomas Flanigan (above), after whom King Island's Lake Flannigan is named

Gallery
 File:White_Hills_Uniting_Church_Hall_001.JPG|White Hills Uniting Church Hall

File:White_Hills_Uniting_Church_004.JPG|White Hills Uniting Church

File:White_Hills_Anglican_Church_001.JPG|White Hills Anglican Church

File:White_Hills_Roman_Catholic_Church_004.JPG|White Hills Catholic Church

File:White Hills Cemetery Shady Entrance.jpg|White Hills Cemetery shady entrance

File:White Hills Cemetery Chinese Section.jpg|White Hills Cemetery Chinese Section

File:White Hills Cemetery Section E3.jpg|White Hills Cemetery Section E3

File:White Hills Butcher Shop 003.JPG|White Hills' butcher's shop

File:White Hills Plumridge St.JPG|Plumridge Street White Hills