heritage listed gardens were established in 1857 and consist of 40 hectares of botanic gardens and arboretum located on the western shore of Lake Wendouree.

Showbiz Cinemas Ballarat is a state of the art six screen cinema location which opened in August 2017 at the Delacombe Town Centre.

Opened in 1875 Her Majesty’s is the oldest purpose-built theatre building in Australia to have been continuously used as a live theatre venue

The Eureka Stockade resonates profoundly in the Australian national story. The Eureka uprising was a transformative social movement that deeply informed the development of modern democratic Australia.

Due to open in 2024, the National Centre for Photography will proudly sit on Lydiard Street, between Craigs Hotel, the Art Gallery of Ballarat and the Post Office Gallery, and will add to the public gallery programming of Ballarat.

Refurbished under new owners in 2020, Ballarat Family Entertainment Centre features indoor go karts, laser tag, and arcade games.

The Arch commemorates the Allied victory in the Great War but, for a community finally emerging from four years of anxiety and grief, the word “Victory” offered some consolation and comfort that the hardship had not been in vain.

Sovereign Hill is an open-air museum in Golden Point, a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Sovereign Hill depicts Ballarat’s first ten years after the discovery of gold there in 1851. It was officially opened on 29 November 1970 and has become a nationally acclaimed tourist attraction.

Kryal Castle is a legendary land of adventure, with knights, dragons, wizards, kings, queens, princesses, fairies and so much more.

The Ballarat Observatory is one of the oldest observatories in regional Australia, with one of the best collections of 18th to 21st century telescopes.

Take a stroll along the raised walkway past the landscaped waterfall and gardens to view the birds on display. Varieties of birds include the Gang-gang, Major Mitchell and black cockatoos.

With a total of eight mainstream screens (two of which screen Digital 3D) and one Gold Class screen, Regent Cinemas Ballarat offer a wide range of films from blockbusters and 3D, to quality showcase (art-house) films screened both in standard and luxury Gold Class auditoriums.

The Art Gallery of Ballarat is oldest regional gallery and one of the oldest purpose-built art galleries in the country.

Ballarat Wildlife Park is an interactive wildlife park which was opened by Greg Parker in 1987. The Park is situated on 37 acres (15 ha) of natural bush land. The Park currently holds around 400 species of animals, including free-roaming kangaroos and emus that can be hand fed.