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Ballarat

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Ballarat is a city about 110 km north-west of Melbourne in the Goldfields region of Victoria. Ballarat is most noted as a former goldmining town with excellent examples of Australian colonial architecture, and as the site of the famous miners' revolt at the Eureka Stockade in 1854.

Bendigo

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Bendigo is a regional city in Victoria, Australia. With a population of about 92,000 it is the 4th largest city in the State. Bendigo is about 140 km north-north-west of Melbourne.

Castlemaine

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Castlemaine is an historic goldmining town the Goldfields region of Victoria popular with travellers from Melbourne. Castlemaine had a population of approximately 7,500 in 2021, and is home to a vibrant arts scene.

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Maryborough

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Maryborough is a large town in the Central Goldfields region of Victoria, Australia. Home to 7,900 people in 2016. It was settled in 1840, and grew significantly once gold was discovered in 1854. It is known locally for hosting the Highland gathering.

Daylesford

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Daylesford, an hour and a half northwest of Melbourne, has many spas, good food and wine, a lush environment, artists, and holistic therapists.

Trentham

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Trentham is a small shire between Daylesford and Woodend in Victoria. It is about an hour northwest of Melbourne, and like Daylesford, has many spas.

Maldon

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Maldon is a town in Victoria's Goldfields region, known for its historic streetscapes and links to the gold rush era.

Linton

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Linton is a town in the Goldfields region of Victoria, Australia close to Ballarat on the Glenelg Highway.

Heathcote

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Heathcote is a town in central Victoria, Australia, situated on the Northern Highway 110 kilometres north of Melbourne and 40 kilometres south-east of Bendigo via the McIvor Highway.

Dunolly

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With just under a thousand residents, Dunolly, located in the Central Goldfields region of Victoria, is not a large town. However, the town was of significant importance during the Victorian Gold Rush and played host to its greatest discovery.

Skipton

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Skipton is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is situated on the Glenelg Highway 166 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne and 52 kilometres south west of the regional centre, Ballarat.

Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park

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Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park is a historic national heritage park near Castlemaine in the Goldfields region of Victoria. The park protects of what is some of the largest relics from the Victorian gold rush.

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