Saturday 25 April 2015

Ballarat: A Place of Amazing SItes!

          One of the many places one needs to visit when in Victoria is Ballarat. " Ballarat is a city located on the Yarrowee River and lower western plains of the Great Dividing Range in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately 105 kilometres west-north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. It is the third most populous urban area in the state, with a population of 90,940. It is the state's most populated inland settlement, and the fifth most populated inland settlement in Australia. 

          The  City of Ballarat local government area encompasses both the Greater Ballarat urban area and outlying towns with an area of 740 square kilometres and has an urban area 0f 93,501. It was named by Scottish squatter Archibald Yuille who established the first settlement - his sheep run called Ballaarat in 1837." source- Wikipedia- the free encyclopedia

Some of the interesting places to look into in Ballarat are the following:

1. Ballarat birdworld- this famous place is situated near the South part of the Sovereign Hill and been considered to be such an exciting place. It runs a one kilometre walk on timber pathways through bushland and some native trees.  Within the place are interesting matters such as waterfalls, rainforest, parrots, cockatoos etc. 


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2. The Gold Museum- they said this is a wonderful place before moving further to Soveiriegn Hill across the road. One of ita interestig places is the gift shop where one can purchase gold nuggets and coins. And when it comes to exhibit, one will stay in awe and he will discover that this place offers is the oub and theatre culture of the Ballarat Goldfields. 

3. The Eureka Centre-this is situated in the corner between Eureka and Rodier Streets. This Centre is termed as a gallery-style centre, demonstrating the Eureka Stockade in a very interesting presentation.   The entrance fee here is free with a Eureka Pass and you can even spend an hour venturing the place's in and out. 

          Aside from these wonderful places, there are still others worthy to mention but they would be left to your curiosities to explore them. Seek and you shall relish the charm of Ballarat.