. ▁▁ ▁Several ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁feature ▁film ▁Mad ▁Max ▁were ▁shot ▁on ▁location ▁around ▁L ara , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁Australian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ▁mock ument ary ▁We ▁Can ▁Be ▁Hero es : ▁F inding ▁The ▁Australian ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁town ▁carried ▁the ▁fict ional ▁name ▁" D unt ". ▁ ▁The ▁town ' s ▁history ▁is ▁being ▁preserved ▁at ▁the ▁L ara ▁Museum ▁and ▁Historical ▁Centre ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Forest ▁and ▁Can ter bury ▁Ro ads . ▁This ▁historic ▁property , ▁formerly ▁the ▁Lake ▁Bank ▁Hotel ▁( cir ca ▁ 1 8 6 0 ), ▁was ▁renov ated ▁by ▁local ▁business man ▁L ino ▁Bis in ella ▁and ▁provided ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁group ▁which ▁runs ▁the ▁museum , ▁L ara ▁Heritage ▁and ▁Historical ▁Inc . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁listed ▁sites ▁L ara ▁contains ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁her itage ▁listed ▁sites , ▁including : ▁▁ 6 0 5 ▁Bac chus ▁Marsh ▁Road , ▁El cho ▁Hom est ead ▁▁ ▁Prin ces ▁Highway , ▁H ume ▁and ▁H ov ell ▁Monument ▁▁▁ 1 0 8 ▁Wind erm ere ▁Road , ▁Pir ra ▁Hom est ead ▁ ▁Population ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁census , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 6 , 3 5 5 ▁people ▁in ▁L ara . ▁ ▁Ab original ▁and ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁people ▁made ▁up ▁ 1 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁▁▁