Stephen King once wrote “sooner or later, everything old is new again”. And with the revival we’re seeing in all things retro, that saying couldn’t be truer than right now.
So to help you find your next vintage treasure, we’ve pulled together a list of some of our favourite places to shop secondhand in Ballarat.
Ballarat Vintage & Collectables Market
9367 Western Hwy, Ballarat
Go there for: More than 80 vintage stalls under the one roof.
Kank Wolverang Records
30 Main Rd, Ballarat
Go there for: New and pre-loved records plus Proud Mary coffee.
Rediscovery
5 Doveton St Nth, Ballarat
Go there for: A vast collection of vinyl, CDs and music equipment
The Known World Bookshop
28 Main Rd, Ballarat
Go there for: Quality secondhand books in an eclectic Art Deco-inspired space.
Everybody Knows Books
10 Sturt St, Ballarat
Go there for: A diverse range of secondhand books, with over 22,000 in its catalogue.
That Little Bookshop
819 Doveton St Nth, Ballarat
Go there for: Pre-loved books to suit most tastes.
The Dressing Room Recycled
20 Main Rd, Ballarat
Go there for: Vintage fashion finds.
The Main Emporium
13 Main Rd, Ballarat
Go there for: A "collective of eclectic collectables".
Alexa's Treasures
44-46 Sturt St, Ballarat
Go there for: A beautiful range of vintage costume jewellery.
Rocket and Belle
37 Mair St, Ballarat
Go there for: Interesting, unusual, rare and quirky antiques, vintage, industrial and barn objects.
Antiques Goods & Chattels
34 Main Rd, Ballarat
Go there for: Quality antique, vintage and retro items.
Lydiard Furniture & Antiques
205 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Go there for: Rare and beautiful Australian antiques and collectables.
Vintage 216 Furniture & Homewares
216 Skipton St, Ballarat
Go there for: Vintage farmhouse pieces and gardenalia.
Time Lapsed Collectables
7 Creswick Rd, Ballarat
Go there for: Antiques, furniture, books and art.
Lythgos
803 Sturt St, Ballarat
Go there for: Antique furniture.
Dave Wright Militaria & Collectables
6a Shepperd St, Ballarat
Go there for: Hundreds of militaria-related items.
44 on Brooke
44 Brooke St, Smythesdale
Go there for: A treasure trove of vintage furniture and collectables.
Westbury Antiques
119 High St, Avoca
Go there for: 17th, 18th and early 19th century furniture and decorative items.
