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Adam Lindsay Gordon Cottage,
Ballarat Botanical Gardens, BALLARAT.
Phone: (03) 5334 2005 Located in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, the
cottage features an extensive range of craftwork by members of the Craft
Council of Ballarat.
Ballarat Aviation Museum, Sunraysia
Highway, BALLARAT. A Truly Unique Collection of Flying Aircraft,
Engines, Wartime Relics
and Equipment from the 1920's to the Present Day.
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Bird World, 408 Eddy Avenue, MT HELEN. Phone: (03) 5341 3843 With over two hundred Australian and Overseas birds on display Ballarat
Bird World offers rare chance to see the colors of Australia's native
birds and plant life. Stroll through the large free flight aviary or sit
with the native birds on our outdoor tree top deck area. Enjoy a light
meal or cappuccino in the Bird World Cafe and Souvenir shop.
Ballarat Fine
Art Gallery, Lydiard St Nth, BALLARAT 3350, Phone: ((03) 5320
5858 The first provincial Art Gallery established in Australia, housing
the original Eureka Flag and largest collection of Australian art in
regional Australia.
Ballarat Observatory, Corner Magpie and Cobden Sts.,
MT PLEASANT.
Website has extensive coming events timetable, public open times and
historic information on this Ballarat landmark.
Ballarat Wildlife & Reptile Park, Cnr Fussell & York
St, BALLARAT EAST 3350, Phone: (03) 53 335933. Set in 16 acres of beautiful peppermint gum
woodland, you can experience close contact with koalas, kangaroos, emus and other native
animals in an atmosphere of contentment and tranquillity.
Blood on the Southern
Cross , Bradshaw St, BALLARAT 3350, Phone: (03) 5337 1199 Australia's Eureka lives on in Blood
on the Southern Cross, a dramatic sound-and-light show which tells the story
of the Eureka Rebellion in which Ballarat's miners took up arms against the
colonial administration on the Ballarat goldfields in December 1854.
Community Adventure Playground
Wendouree Pde. BALLARAT 3350 Free Adventure Playground situated in the Botanic Gardens. Electric BBQ's, picnic
facilities.
Computer and Video Game Museum, 3 Lynch Street, SMYTHESDALE. Phone:
(03) 5342 8186
There is a huge array of computers and video games on display, or to
play at the Computer and Video Game Museum. Entrants can learn how
Personal Computers changed the world, or just have fun playing Video
games from the 70's to the modern day.
Eureka Centre, Eureka St, BALLARAT
, Phone:(03) 53 331854. Located on one of Australia's most historic streets,the
Stockade is the location of the newly built Eureka Stockade centre which
employs state-of-the-art multi-media technology to vividly bring the Eureka story to life.
Gold Museum,
Bradshaw St, BALLARAT 3350, Phone: (03) 5337 1107 The Gold Museum houses an extensive and
valuable collection of gold nuggets, alluvial deposits, gold ornaments and
coins, featuring the renowned Jessica and Paul Simon collection of gold
coins.
Gold Rush Golf,
Western Highway, Warrenheip, Next to the Woolshed, BALLARAT. 3350 Phone:
(03) 5334 8150.
Gold Rush Golf is home to the ‘Big Miner’ statue, an impressive 8m tall
statue which greets visitors as they enter Ballarat. Also on site is an
18 hole outdoor and an 18 hole indoor mini golf course, games room, BBQ
and function facilities as well as tourist information.
Kirrit
Barreet Aboriginal Art & Cultural Centre, 407 Main Road,
BALLARAT.3350 Phone: (03) 5332 2755
Includes a Living History Museum displaying information about Aboriginal
Australia, Koori people and the Wathaurong tribe, as well as displays of
traditional artefacts, and view interactive shows on Aboriginal culture.
Cultural Tours - education programs are run by Aboriginal people who can
provide visitors with many interesting facts about the traditional and
contemporary way of life of the Victorian Aboriginal people. A
comprehensive gift shop as well as the gallery showcasing Indigenous art
and crafts from local and Victorian artists.
Kryal Castle, Forbes Rd,
WARRENHEIP 3351, Phone: (03) 53 347388, Fax: (03) 5334 7422. Step back into medieval history at Kryal Castle.
Featuring live re-enactments daily, The Magic Theatre, arms and armour,
glass craftsman, art gallery, Heraldry, royal photographer, maze, Comical
cemetery, and extensive historic displays, licensed tavern, eatery and all
facilities
Sovereign Hill,
Bradshaw
St, BALLARAT 3350, Phone: (03) 5337 1100. Sovereign Hill faithfully depicts Ballarat's first ten years after the discovery of gold
in 1851. It's where Australia's history comes to life! At Sovereign Hill,
you'll experience life as it was in the 1850s. It's just like stepping back
in time.
Springmount Pottery, Midland Hwy.
CRESWICK 3363 Phone: (03) 5345 2856 Phone: (03) 5345 2856 A superb pottery gallery located in a natural bush setting, specialising
in Australian ceramics, Ashware, antiques, jewellery, fine art and the famous Springmount
Pottery range.
The Australian
Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, BALLARAT. A memorial has
been built in the Botanical Gardens in Ballarat.
The monument provides ex-prisoners of war, their descendants, visitors and
future generations with a reflective experience where they can pay homage
to those who endured so much in the service of our nation.
The Golden City
Paddlesteamer and Museum, PO Box 60, Ballarat 3350.Phone: (03) 0408
508 127 Located at Gill's Boatshed near View Point (on the South Eastern edge of
the Lake), the museum contains exhibits, artefacts, photographs and
soundscapes evoking the period from the 1860's to the present. Open by
appointment only. The original 120 year old Golden City Paddle Steamer
which was built and housed in the boatshed was sadly destroyed by fire
in March 2006 and an appeal is now underway to build a replacement. See
web page for details.
The Mining Exchange Gold Shop,
Mining Exchange/Lydiard St Nth, BALLARAT 3350. Phone:(03) 53
334242 The Mining Exchange Gold Shop has
hundreds of natural gold nuggets to choose from, as well as inexpensive
gold souvenirs. The Gold Shop specialises in
the manufacture of jewellery using local and Australian gold nuggets. The
shop also has available an extensive range
of specialist gold related books and maps.
The Tangled Maze and Mistydowns Nursery,
Cnr Midlands & Smokeytown Rd, CRESWICK
3363, Phone:
(03) 53 452847. The Tangled Maze is a botanical maze constructed of
1000's of flowering plants, grown on trellises to provide the traditional
puzzle. Solve our mystery trail. Browse through Mistydowns Nursery. Specialist
growers of Heritage and Modern Roses, Peonies and Unusual Perennials.
Relax in our cosy cafe. Great family fun.
Tuki Trout Farm, Stoney Rises, SMEATON,
Phone: (03) 53 456233. Perched on a historic 1850's sheep station, Tuki is
in the heart of Victoria's Gold and Spa Country. Incorporating sheep farming, trout
fishing, restaurant, conference and accommodation facilities.
Yuulong Lavender Estate, Yendon Rd,
MT EGERTON 3345, Phone: (03) 53 689453. The property features a retail nursery, craft and
tearoom complex, picturesque bushland setting, large garden, contoured hills of lavender,
bi annual music and farming festivals, and an extensive range of lavender culinary, craft,
and skin care products.
Australian Jet Adventures, Hut 39, Ballarat
Airport, BALLARAT 3350, Phone: (03) 5339 2769
Buninyong Flora & Bird Park, 408 Eddy Avenue,
MT HELEN.
3357, Phone: (03) 53 413843.
Highland Trout Lakes, Sharrocks Road, GORDON. Victoria., Phone: (03) 53
689 574, Mobile: 0427 689 574
Kerriedancer Gardens, RMB B109 Western Hwy, BALLARAT 3350,
Phone:
(03) 53 342239.
Kirrit Barreet Aboriginal Art and Cultural Centre, 407 Main Road,
BALLARAT. Phone:(03) 5332 2755
Learmonth Trout and Fauna Park, Sunraysia Hwy. LEARMONTH
3352,
Phone:(03) 5343 2287.
Mitchell Park Trout Farm, Wiggins Rd. BALLARAT AIRPORT 3350,
Phone:
(03) 5334 6523
Steamrail Ballarat, Cnr Humffray Nth/Corbett, BALLARAT 3350,
Willabaa, 501 Main Rd., BALLARAT 3350,
Phone:
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