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The Sisters Rocks, Western Highway, Stawell are a grouping of granite tors or inselberg which forms a dramatic landmark on the eastern approach to Stawell. The area has been a picnic and tourist destination since settlement in the area. The Sisters Rocks, Western Highway, They were named after the three Levi sisters. The mining family set up camp here in the gold rush days. They are now smothered in graffiti which ruins or enhances the boulders, depending on your opinion.

An inselberg is an isolated hill, knob, ridge, outcrop, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a surrounding plain. These massive boulders are made of granite that was extruded into the surrounding rock about 500 million years ago. An application made in 1867 to protect the rocks from being destroyed as a source of building material. The Sister's Rocks have been protected since 1873, when the application finally reached a successful conclusion. This area is probably one of the first protected sites in Australia.

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