Ballarat
Built from the gold rush in 1851, Ballarat became a bustling town of more than 20,000 miners trying their luck at the shallow alluvial clay deposits from Ballarat Creek. The miners were charged a monthly fee by the government before they could mine and were refused the right to vote. In 1854 they held a meeting at Bakery Hill in protest to the unfair conditions and built a stockade for protection. On December 3rd 1854, 300 soldiers attacked the Eureka Stockade, killing 28 miners and wounding many others. This led to the birth of democracy in Australia. Sovereign Hill is an excellent way to see how conditions were during the goldrush days. Today Ballarat is home to 85,000 people.
Nearby towns:
Bendigo | Castlemaine | Echuca
Visitor Centre
43 Lydiard Street North
Tel: 1800 446 633
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Attractions
• Ballarat Botanical Gardens
• Eureka Centre
• Lake Wendouree
Art Gallery of Ballarat
40 Lydiard Street North
Tel: 03 5320 5858
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Her Majesty's Theatre
17 Lydiard Street South
Tel: 03 5333 5888
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Sovereign Hill
Bradshaw Street
Tel: 03 5337 1100
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Pubs
Court House Hotel
63 Brooke Street
Tel: 03 5342 8198
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Craig’s Royal Hotel
10 Lydiard Street South
Tel: 03 5331 1377
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George Hotel (1854)
27 Lydiard Street North
Tel: 03 5327 2777
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Golden City Hotel
427 Sturt Street
Tel: 03 5331 6211
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Provincial Hotel
121 Lydiard Street North
Tel: 03 5332 1845
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Accommodation
Parks
Big4 Ballarat Goldfields Holiday Park
108 Clayton Street
Res: 1800 632 237
Tel: 03 5332 7888
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Big4 Ballarat Welcome Stranger Holiday Park
263 Scott Parade
Res: 1800 622 777
Tel: 03 5332 7722
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Big4 Ballarat Windmill Holiday Park
56 Remembrance Drive
Res: 1800 256 633
Tel: 03 5334 1686
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Creswick Calembeen Lake Caravan Park
12 Cushing Avenue, Creswick
Tel: 03 5345 2411
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Eureka Stockade
Caravan Park
104 Stawell Street South
Tel: 03 5331 2281
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Shady Acres Caravan Park
9435 Western Highway
Tel: 03 5334 7233
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Rooms
Alfred Motor Inn
1843 Sturt Street
Tel: 03 5334 1607
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Ballarat Eureka Lodge Motel
119 Stawell Street
Tel: 03 5331 1900
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Ballarat Miners Retreat Motel
604 Eureka Street
Tel: 03 5331 6900
Quest Ballarat Mews
603 Main Road
Tel: 03 5333 7781
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Dining
Ballarat Steakhouse
10 Grenville Street South
Tel: 03 5332 6777
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Golden Crown
Chinese Restaurant
101-105 Main Road
Tel: 03 5332 2169
Tel: 03
5333 5588
Inn of Khong
(Chinese, Thai and Malaysian)
519 Main Road
Tel: 03 5331 4088
Mid City Bar & Grill
19 Doveton Street North
Tel: 03 5327 7588
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Pinky’s Pizza
807 Sturt Street
Tel: 03 5333 4454
The Boatshed Restaurant
27a Wendouree Parade
Tel: 03 5333 5533
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The Forge Pizzeria
14 Armstrong Street North
Tel: 03 5331 4515
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