Barwon
Sovereign Hill is a dynamic group of museums that captures the mining and social history of Ballarat. Its principle components are: an outdoor museum that represents the diggings and township of Ballarat in the period 1851 to 1861; the Sovereign Quartz mine consisting of above-ground mining plant...
Overlooking Corio Bay, the Geelong Maritime Museum is located in the stable of Osborne House which was built in 1857. The museum has displays looking at the colourful history of Osbourne House which was the site of the first Australian Naval College in 1913 and the first submarine base in 1921....
The 23 kilometre Avenue of Honour is the longest of its type in the world. Consisting of 3,912 trees, it commemorates those who served in World War I from the City of Ballarat. The Arch of Victory and a Memorial Wall mark the entrance to the Avenue.3,912 Trees with plaques incorporating service...
Displayed at the Colac Historical Centre, the collection of eighty four historic bottles from Colac and its districts is on permanent loan to the City of Colac.84 Bottles
The Geelong Botanic Gardens is one of the very few gardens in Victoria that has been continually highly cultivated and well
maintained. Within 1km of the city centre and overlooking
Corio Bay the gardens lie along a gently sloping gully protected from northerly winds by a tree lined ridge. The...
maintained. Within 1km of the city centre and overlooking
Corio Bay the gardens lie along a gently sloping gully protected from northerly winds by a tree lined ridge. The...
Built in 1869 for Thomas and Elizabeth Austin by the Geelong architects Davidson and Henderson, Barwon Park is a majestic 42-room bluestone mansion and stables at Winchelsea.The interiors of the house remain largely in original condition. The fine plaster decoration in the elegantly proportioned...
The museum is housed in an original 1947 Nissan Building which has been given to the town of Camperdown to be managed by the local service clubs. Guided tours of the restored carriages and buggies recall the bygone era of horse-drawn transport.16 carriages in the Ower St building and 6 in the Old...