Hiya John.
Yep, as Leon says, Snake Valley is VERRRYYYY dark. There are several great Dark spots in Victoria but here is suprisingly dark for it's close proximatey to Melbourne and Ballarat. It has to do with the surrounding area being higher up and blocking skyglow in all directions.
And it doesn't take long to get here from Melb
Plus, when you get here there is always a hot cuppa waiting