Ballarat Accommodation and
Tourism Directory
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getting around, history, shopping and more.
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Sovereign Hill
Step back in time
and experience Australia's exciting gold rush days at Sovereign Hill. Set on a
former goldmining site, this award winning outdoor museum recreates in
fascinating detail the hustle and bustle of life in the 1850s. There is so much
to do and see.
Cost: Adults $27.00, Concession $20.00, Children $13.00, Family (2 adults and up to 4 children 5-15 years) $70.00
Phone: (03) 5331 1944
Opening Hours: Daily 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Open every day except Christmas Day. Open late during day light savings.
A dramatic sound-and-light show which tells the story of the Eureka Rebellion on the Ballarat goldfields in 1854.
Cost: Adults $32.00, Concession $25.00, Children (5-15) $17.00, Family (2 adults and 2 children) $88.00
Phone: (03) 5333 5777
Email:
bosc@sovereignhill.com.au
Opening Hours: Six nights per week - Monday to Saturday. Shows are approximately 80 minutes.
Ballarat Wildlife and Reptile Park houses a rich collection of Australian wildlife in 16 hectares of natural bushland.
Cost: Adults - $15.50 Conc - $13.50, Children - $9.00 per child (5 - 15 yrs inc), 4 and under free of charge, Family $42.00 (2 adults and 4 children), Group rates available on request.
Phone: (03) 5333 5933
Email: info@wildlifepark.com.au
Web: http://www.wildlifepark.com.au
Stands at the site of one of the most significant events in Australia’s history – the Eureka Rebellion. Visitors will experience the tensions and the drama of the Eureka Rebellion as they move through a series of galleries that employ multi-media technology to vividly bring the Eureka Story to life.
Cost: Adults - $8.00 Conc - $6.00, Children - $4.00 per child, Family $22.00 (2 adults and 4 children).
Phone: (03) 5333 1854
Opening Hours:
Daily 9.00
am to 4.30 pm.
The Ballarat Botanical Gardens Reserve covers an area of 40 hectares. Located on the western shore of picturesque Lake Wendouree, the Gardens are an invaluable heritage and recreational resource to be enjoyed by the residents of Ballarat and visitors from around the world.
Cost: Free for gardens;
Conservatory - Adult $3.00, Concession $2.00, Children 50c, Family $6.00,
Annual Pass $10.00.
Phone:
(03) 5320 7444
Email: rccadmin@ballarat.vic.gov.au
Web:
www.ballaratbotanicalgardens.com
Opening Hours: (for Conservatory) daily from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Lake Wendouree is an artificially created and maintained shallow urban lake. Since 1864, when a rowing course was first cut through the reedy swamp, it has been carefully nurtured by council and public spirited citizens. There is probably no better example in our country of such a well-used lake which strikes a balance between a myriad of potentially conflicting interests.
Email : The Robert Clark Centre rccadmin@ballarat.vic.gov.au
Friends of the Anson Museum
The Friends of the Anson is a group
dedicated to the restoration and preservation of a unique piece of aviation
history - the Anson Aircraft (of which there were 72 in Ballarat during
WW2). The Museum is packed with memorabilia, models and photos. Many of the
photos are not perfect as they were taken by Airmen with box brownies.
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Location: Ballarat Airport, Learmonth Road Wendouree Cost: Adult $3.00, Child $1.00, Family $6.00, Group bookings welcome Contact: Alan Penhall Phone: (03)5332 4651 Web: http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/museums/fotam.htm Open most weekends 1.30p.m. to 5.30p.m. (or by Appointment) |
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Ballarat Fine Art
Gallery
Built in 1884, the Ballarat Fine Art
Gallery is Australia's oldest and largest regional gallery. The collection
spans early colonial works through to contemporary art, with collections of
works on paper, decorative arts, costume and sculpture. Works from the
Heidelberg School, and prints dating from Captain Cook's voyages to the
present day are included. The Gallery also houses the original Eureka Flag,
an important gold fields collection and Lindsay Family works.
The Ballarat Fine Art Gallery has housed the Eureka Flag since November 1895. The flag is an important historical relic, symbolising Australia's only armed rebellion in 1854 on the Victorian goldfields that lasted just six days. The Eureka Flag is displayed in its own gallery alongside a changing display of related work including a large collection of watercolours by S.T. Gill.
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Location: 40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat, Victoria Admission: Adults $5, concession $2.50, children under 16 free Telephone: 03 5320 5858 Facsimile: 03 5331 6361 Website: http://www.balgal.com Opening Hours: 10.30am - 5pm daily |
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The Tangled Maze The Tangled Maze is constructed from hundreds of flowering plants, grown on trellises to provide the traditional puzzle......where the trick is to find your way through, and also to answer the questions of the mystery trail. |
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The Old Kingston Rd.,
CRESWICK 3363. Admission: Maze Adults: $7.50 Child/Concession: $6.50 Family*: $27.00 Maze and Mini-golf Special Adults: $12.00 Child: $10.00 Family*: $40.00 Mini Golf Only Adults: $6.50 Child: $5.50 Family*: $23.00 Boccé $2.50 per person/½ hour Family Pass (to all activities) $50 per family * Family - 2 Adults and up to 3 children
Telephone: (03) 53 452847. |
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The Australian Ex-Prisoner of War Memorial The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, located in Ballarat, Victoria, honours more than 35,000 Australians who were held prisoner during the Boer War, the first World War, the Second World War and the Korean War. |
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Location:
Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Corner of Wendouree
Parade and Carlton Streets. Ballarat Visitor Information Centre 03 5320 5741 Email: expow@ballarat.vic.gov.au Web: visitballarat.com |
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Wineries of the Region
Chepstowe Vineyard
Fitzpatrick's Lane,
Carngham. Phone: (03) 5344 9412 Fax: (03) 5344 9403
Dulcinea Winery
Jubilee Rd via Midlands Hwy,
Sulky. Phone: (03) 53346440 Fax: (03) 5344 6828
Eastern Peake Vineyard Clunes
Rd. Coghills Creek. Phone: (03) 5343 4245, Fax: (03) 5343 4365
Ellender Wines/Leura Glen Estate
260 Green Gully Rd. Glenlyon. Phone: (03) 5348 7785 Fax: (03) 5348
4077
Mount Beckworth Wines
Clunes Learmonth Rd. Tourello. Phone: (03) 5343 4207 Fax: (03) 5343 4207
Mount Buninyong Winery
Platts Rd. Scotsburn. Phone: (03) 5341 8360 Fax: (03) 5341 2442
Mount Coghill Winery
Clunes - Learmonth Rd, Coghills Creek. Phone: (03) 5343 4329
St Anne's Vineyard Western Freeway
Myrniyong. Phone: (03) 5368 7209 Fax: (03) 5368 7595
Tomboy Hill Wines
204 Sim St, Ballarat,
3350
Phone: (03) 5331 3785
Michael Unwin Wines
Lot 2 Racecourse Road, On the Western Highway,
Beaufort Vic 3373 Phone:
(03) 5349 2021
Whitehorse Wines 2 Ried Park
Rd. Mt. Clear, Ballarat. Phone: (03) 5330 1719 Fax: (03) 5330 1288
Yellowglen Just off
Glenelg Hwy. Smythesdale. Phone: (03) 5342 8617 Fax: (03) 5333 7102
Ballarat Aboriginal Cultural
Experience
Living History Museum/ Keeping Place
Aboriginal Environmental Centre
Kirrit Barreet Aboriginal Art Gallery
