sentences:  When British troops began to be redirected from the Australian colonies to New Zealand in the early 1860s there was renewed interest in Victoria for raising local forces to take over more of the responsibility for garrison duties.From 1861 Victorian forces undertook annual training at Easter with the first camp being undertaken at Werribee.The "Volunteer Act" was passed in 1863, and this legislation allowed the government to raise a voluntary force consisting of various arms including infantry and artillery.