Maryborough

Maryborough is located around 160 km north-west of Melbourne via the Calder and Pyranees Highways. Originally a goldmine township it is now the home to over 8,000 people.

Attractions include The Railway Station made famous by Mark Twain's comment 'a railway station with a town attached' which now houses the Antique Emporium, Worsley Cottage the Midlands Historical Society, Central Goldfields Art Gallery, the Maryborough Flour Mill Gallery and Phillips Gardens.

Both Lake Victoria and the Goldfields Reservoir are great areas to visit for fishing, boating or a walk nearby. For those wanting a shopping spree Maryborough is abundant with specialty shops including, gifts, antiques and clothing.

Maryborough is part of the Victorian Goldfields
The Victorian Goldfields are the legacy from the discovery of gold in Victoria's central region in the 1800s.  It is an area rich in history with much of the past wealth on display especially in the Victorian streetscapes of Bendigo and Ballarat.  The great hotels and public buildings show off the past wealth of these rural cities.  There are still many original shopfronts and miners' cottages in townships such as Maldon, Castlemaine and Dunolly. The Victorian Goldfields are a great way to explore our gold rush history.  There are still several mines to explore including Sovereign Hill and the Central Deborah Gold Mine, as well as learning from the Eureka Centre and the Ballarat Gold Museum.