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Ruins of the Garfield Water Wheel in Chewton, Victoria

Victoria’s Goldfields fast-tracked in bid for World Heritage status

The long campaign to recognise the area shaped by Victoria’s gold rush has just had a significant victory.

  • Mike Foley

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The new park

Bigger than Bali: WA’s newest national park on the desert’s edge

Western Australia has a new national park with a track record for combining science and Indigenous knowledge to save endangered species.

  • Peter Milne
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Hotel review: Hotel Vera, Ballarat, is perfect from bed to breakfast

Just 24 hours at Hotel Vera packs in the spoiling and serenity of a week-long wellness retreat.

  • Paul Chai
Built in 1909 the art nouveau pub closed its doors in 2007 and lay derelict for years before a meticulous two-and-a-half-year restoration saw it reborn as a boutique 15-room hotel and restaurant.

Provincial Hotel review, Ballarat, Victoria: 100-year-old pub now a stellar country hotel

A neglected beauty has been reborn.

Hotel Ernest inhabits Bendigo's oldest bank building, dating to 1864.

Hotel Ernest review, Bendigo, Victoria: New hotel a spectacular work in progress

If it's this good as a work in progress, the Hotel Ernest is going to be spectacular – and perhaps a destination unto itself – when the restaurant and bar are installed.

  • Julietta Jameson
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Ballarat, Victoria travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

Everything old is new again in Ballarat, a city that excels in imaginative and stylish makeovers and restorations of historic buildings.

  • Lee Atkinson
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Head to Rosalind Park in the heart of the city at dusk to get a selfie with the Viva Bendigo installation.

Elvis: Direct from Graceland, Bendigo Art Gallery: Long live the king

Elvis: Direct from Graceland is on at Bendigo Art Gallery, but the city is rocking and rolling with 30 Elvis-inspired experiences right now.

  • Julietta Jameson
Battista in Ballarat.

Battista, Ballarat, review: A former church's miracle B&B restoration

It went from Baptist Church, to nightclub, to derelict pigeon haven. Now this graceful property has been beautifully restored.

  • Sue Wallace
Pepper Green Farm.

Bendigo, travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

This Victorian town boomed during the gold rush era and offers plenty of history, along with art galleries, fine food and more.

  • Julietta Jameson
Bridgewater Bakehouse's vanilla slice.

Best vanilla slice in Australia: O'Toole's Bridgewater Bakehouse reveals the secret to great pastries

Sure, every country town probably has a bakery claiming their version is the national champ. But the sweet treat created here is the official best.

  • Julietta Jameson

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