Ararat, Victoria and Region, Australian Travel Video Guide
Learn about what tourism activities one can do around the Ararat Region.
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All the people featured in this video, including hosts Jarrod and Karina live in the region.
Featured in this video are: The Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre, Jward, Lake Bolac Eel Festival, Neil Murray, Grampians Lavender Patch, Vines Cafe, Langi Ghiran Winery, Jillian Wines, Blaze Rock Retreat, Moyston Tom Wills Monument, Chalambar Golf Club and Grampians Soaring Club.
Thank you to David Nicholson for providing footage of the Lake Bolac Eel Festival.
Ararat, the Australian Town founded by Chinese! Pt.1
This was a project I did for the ABC (Australian National Broadcaster) in 2004. It was done in flash format as bandwidth couldn't handle video back then. This is the first of a four part series that follows the fortunes of the country town of my birth. As flash is about to become obsolete, I decided to convert it to a movie format, to save it as a historical archive.
Ararat is not much different from a hundred other small country towns you may pass through to get from one place to another. Next time you stop over for a break, spare a thought for Ararat's rich history.
Ararat got it's name when the rather poetic explorer Horatio Wills proclaimed to his travel party, on choosing a nearby mountain on which to camp, We will call it Mount Ararat, for like the Ark we rested here
It wasn't until the chance finding of gold, by 700 traveling Chinese, some 17 years later in 1857, that the township of Ararat was born. People from all over Australia, and for that matter the world, rushed to the local area in the hope of making their fortune. Many, like my own Irish ancestors stayed on to become farmers long after golden dreams ran dry.
So stay a while, grab a drink and watch the movie, and learn a little about my Town .
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Melbourne Vlog #001 - Amazing Road Trip to Great Ocean Road
Travel through Victoria to explore the beauty of Great Ocean Road.
[DAY 1] Melbourne → Geelong → Torquay → Lorne → Apollo Bay
We start our journey from Melbourne CBD to Geelong, & I love Geelong so much that I found this little town is a good place for chilling. After having our lunch at King George Fish & Grill, we continue our journey to Torquay, where Jan Juc Beach & Bell beach are famous for surf (There also have more beach to discover but we only have time for this 2 beaches). Pass through Lorne to stop at Teddy's Lookout to enjoy the stunning view of sunset. You will definitely don’t want to miss this spot as this place also famous for magnific view of Great Ocean Road. Our last stop for day 1 is Apollo Bay. We stay a night in a cozy Airbnb which located in front of ocean, and behind it is a hill. Having our dinner in Apollo Bay Seafood Café.
[DAY 2] Apollo Bay → Great Otway National Park → Great Ocean Road → Port Fairy
On the second day, we are exploring Great Ocean Road. Before that, we have our breakfast at Apollo Bay Bakery & have a short walk at the beach nearby. Start our day 2 journey to Great Ocean Road!! Pass through Great Otway National Park & are so amaze with the natural beauty of Great Otway National Park. Wild koala bear are hanging around at the national park, so don't forget to look up the tree to spot for adorable koala bear. We have not much time to explore Great Otway National Park but if you have more time, please go for it! Great Otway National Park is one of my favourite road. So much enjoy the natural beauty of the forest & most important is the koala bear spotting. We only have chance to go for Cape Otway Lightstation, which cost AUD20 per adult. It kinda expensive but the view is totally amazing. The main point for this journey is Port Campbell National Park, the famous attraction for wave-sculpted rock formations - Gibson Step, Twelves Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge, & London Bridge. Impress with the big waves that hits on rock. And sometimes the waves is coming too fast that it may wet our shoes (when you go down to the beach). We miss the chance to discover more rocks such as Tom & Eva, Bay of Islands Coastal Park, & a lot more. Our last stop for day 2 is Port Fairy. Having our dinner in Coffin Sally.
[DAY 3] Port Fairy → Grampian
On the third day, we are heading to Halls Gap, the Grampian. Before that, we have our breakfast at Bank St & Co, and have a morning walk in Griffiths Island. So lucky enough to spot a wild wallaby. Driving all the way up to Halls Gap, and it takes more than 2 hours. Saw 3 dead kangaroo body on the road side. Visit Mackenzie Falls, The Balconies, and Boraka Lookout. The walk is easy & it won’t waste any energy. Kangaroos are coming out during evening & morning. Stay a night in Gariwerd Motel.
[DAY 4] Grampian → Ballarat → Melbourne
On the fourth day, we are exploring Ballarat. Before that, we have our breakfast at Livefast. The food looks normal but the taste is amazing. Kangaroos start hanging around the town to have their meal. Pass through Ararat to take away coffee at Fred & Bet's Café. Continue our journey to Ballarat. Another small town to explore. Walk along Lydiard Street & visit Sovereign Hill. Entry fees for Sovereign Hill is AUD55.50 per adult. It is expensive & this open air museum is not what we expected. Heading back to Melbourne CBD.
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Ballarat goldfields
The city of Ballarat has so many old decorated buildings its easy to see this city was built by gold .The city is only 120 km from Melbourne and has lots of attractions for a city with out a harbour. Attractions here include Kryal Castle Sovereign Hill Bird World and the Botanical gardens which have heads of all prime minister's Australia has had.
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Bendigo, State of Victoria, Australia - Unravel Travel TV
Bendigo is a major regional city in the State of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and is approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) north west of the state capital Melbourne. Bendigo is a vibrant contemporary regional centre, boasting beautiful streets created from one of the world's greatest gold rushes. Every visit will reveal new surprises and experiences. With the gusto of a gold-seeking miner, the people who live here are creating fascinating products, services and stories that add to the richness of the region's boom time past. It is an ever-changing feast to be explored. Nearby Heathcote has not missed the beat with artisans of food, wine and art flocking to be part of the action.
Wide streets lined by opulent buildings are now interwoven with intriguing laneways and arcades that are home to a new breed of innovators who again delve deep to create a vibrant energy across the city. Modern day Bendigo has sublime food, wine and shopping experiences against a stunning heritage backdrop.
Bendigo's action-packed events calendar is a mix of long-standing traditions, food and wine events, car rallies, sporting excellence and a great sense of fun. Since the gold boom times of 1871, the local Chinese community have come together to add Chinese dragons, regalia and startling crackers to Australia's longest continuous festival -- the Bendigo Easter Festival.
A magnificent gold rush put Bendigo on the map more than 150 years ago. Tents came first and then with the wealth from the gold came elaborately designed homes, public buildings and monuments that are still used today. Once people came from around the world to prospect for gold and forge a new beginning. Today a similar exuberance has again put Bendigo on the map as an innovative city. Recent success stories include the expansion of Bendigo Bank, Jimmy Possum and Fernwood Fitness across Australia. An exciting energy has reshaped the towns and villages of Central Victoria.
Every corner you turn in Bendigo reveals another living treasure; another vivid reminder of the city's glorious and heady past -- whether it is the outrageous opulence of a boomtown hotel, or the simple piety of a wooden church. The best 19th century cities combine grant scale and fine detail and there are few better than Bendigo.
Many of Victoria's cities and towns owe their origins to the gold rushes of the 19th century and Bendigo is one of them. Gold was no temporary lure to this city located right in the centre of Victoria -- its attractions were more than just skin deep. In fact there was very little gold on the surface at all. Most of it was far underground in rich quartz reefs stretching out over 3,600 hectares around the city.
The gold rush began in 1851 when the first diggers rushed to the Bendigo fields and continued until 1954 when the last winch on the city's last gold mine raised its last bucket of ore. In recent years mining for gold has re-commenced deep under Bendigo and continues today. During the city's first golden century, Bendigo became a melting pot with its own unique ethnic character -- the Irish at St Killians, the Cornish at Long Gully and the Germans at Ironbark Gully. These groups were just some of the many communities that helped to build Bendigo.
German architects W C Vahland and Robert Getzschmann, along with Bendigo born William Beebe, were responsible for many of the city's finest buildings. One of the most enduring and distinctive contributions was made by the Chinese. Bendigo's Chinese heritage is well represented to this day, with the Historic Joss House and the Golden Dragon Museum and Classical Chinese Gardens.
The influence of the gold rush can be felt in the very fabric of the city. Bendigo owes its broad and regular boulevards to the ambitious town plan prepared in 1854. Other streets follow the paths beaten by fossickers as they followed gullies and leads in search of gold. The city's ostentatious public buildings and gardens attest to the flamboyance of the gold rush era. So do the richly decorated privates homes.
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