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Panorama of a hay bale sculpture, depicting Joda from the Star Wars movie, adjacent to the Hamilton Highway in Tarrington, Victoria, Australia. Each year many residents of Tarrington participate in a hay bale sculpture competition around the time of its lantern fest in November. The elaborate sculptures adorn the road sides of Tarrington for weeks leading up to X-mas.
Victoria is Australia's second smallest State and covers only 3% of Australia's land area but has the second highest population of all States and Territories. Victoria's mainland and islands have a total length of 2,512 kilometres coastline which is about 4.2% of Australia's 59,736 kilometres of coastline. Australia is the driest inhabited continent and Victoria is no exception although the state capital Melbourne has the reputation to have 4 seasons in one day. Victoria is located in the southeast of mainland Australia and includes the most southern point on mainland Australia at Wilsons Promontory National Park.