Moonambel is a town in the Pyrenees region of the Australian state of Victoria, situated along the Stawell-Avoca Road [about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the junction with the Sunraysia Highway].

[7] By mid-January 1861 a visitor to “McKinnon’s Goldfield” professed to be “utterly astounded at the extent of the diggings”, which were situated “at the head of a small creek, which runs from a spur of the Pyrenees into the Avoca River”.

[11] In July 1865 a correspondent from Moonambel wrote that “this little township has at last, after being latent for some time, begun to have rather a lively appearance in the way of future prosperity and success”.

[4] A description of Moonambel published in 1903 in the Australian Handbook contains the following details: “population, about 250”; three churches (Anglican, Roman Catholic and Wesleyan); the Commercial Hotel; a soap manufactory; “mining and farming are the chief employments of the inhabitants”; “there is a flourishing vineyard and a Government crushing battery here”; “lighted with kerosene”.

Wines produced from John Kofoed's ‘Mountain Creek’ vineyard were mainly sold on the domestic market, though some were exported to England.

[4] Moonambel's location in a valley and in a sparsely populated part of the state resulted in poor mobile phone reception which impacted on local residents and tourists.