Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

The current dry weather conditions are proving challenging for us all – why not visit some of the gardens around Ballarat to see how the professionals are dealing with a limited water supply?  All the gardens are still open for business an...more info >

Sovereign Hill

Sovereign Hill

Sovereign Hill has been wowing audiences for almost 38 years. Generations of Australians and overseas visitors have experienced our recreated 1850s Goldfields Township where real gold flows in the creek and history comes alive. Sovereign Hill's commi...more info >

Ballarat Gold Trail

Ballarat Gold Trail

The Ballarat Gold Trail explores Ballarat's goldfields heritage through a driving tour in and around Ballarat. It will take you to 16 of the major sites associated with Ballarat's mining history and provides a marvellous orientation to the city, in...more info >

Local Produce

Local Produce

During your stay in Ballarat, you might like to cook your own meal using local produce purchased at the various markets held around the city or from Ballarat’s delightful delicatessens’. Some of the products on offer include fresh trout, ...more info >

Conferencing In Ballarat

Conferencing In Ballarat

Book your conference in Ballarat and reduce your carbon footprint. We will plant one tree for every registered conference delegate booked into Ballarat prior to 30th December 2010.    ...more info >

Brochures Online

Brochures Online

Ballarat's favourite touring brochures are now available online! Brochures include, Scenic Bike Rides, Heritage Walking Trails and Driving Tours.  ...more info >

Getting to Ballarat

Ballarat is situated just over an hour's drive on the Western Freeway from Melbourne.

Visitors arriving by air into Melbourne can continue onto Ballarat by taking the Ballarat Airport Shuttle Bus, which runs a number of daily services. Bookings are recommended.

V/Line runs a number of trains daily to Ballarat from Southern Cross Station (formerly Spencer Street Station), Melbourne. Travel time is around one and half hours' but with the construction of the fast train network on the Ballarat line this time has been reduced significantly for peak usage trains. 

Viclink provides access to information on all train and bus services in regional Victoria's central public transport network.