Jan 24, 2020 | Discover Outdoors, Sport & Recreation, Things To Do Hamilton
Lake Hamilton is a 38 hectare area built in 1977 by damming the Grange Burn. Home to many birds, the lake is set in a quiet area where all the family can relax and unwind. CONTACT phone. 1800 807 056 Rippon Road or off Mill Road,...
Oct 22, 2019 | Family Fun, Sport & Recreation, Things To Do Hamilton
Hamilton’s Western Speedway is owned and operated by the Hamilton Speedway Drivers Inc, a not-for-profit organisation, whose aim is to provide a controlled environment for motorsport fans and competitors to enjoy the thrills and excitement of speedway racing. ...
Oct 21, 2019 | Discover Outdoors, Family Fun, Sport & Recreation, Things To Do Hamilton
An all-abilities playground situated 20 metres from Hamilton Lake. Equipment includes rope pyramid, climbing wall, slides, spinners, swings, climbing mountains, see-saw, rope hammock, birds nest, sandpit, diggers, ship structure and much more. The park also offers...
Oct 21, 2019 | Family Fun, Things To Do Hamilton
The Hamilton Model Railway Group Inc. was formed by a group of friends with an interest in Australian Model Railways. On display in the clubroom is a model display of the layout ‘Kilmore East’ as well as a range of railway memorabilia. The establisment of...
Oct 21, 2019 | History & Heritage, Things To Do Hamilton
ALEXANDER MACKILLOP: Alexander was born on the 21st January 1812 in the Highlands of Scotland. At the age of 12.5 years he went to Rome to study for the priesthood. He spent 9 years in Rome and was a precocious and talented student. But ill health and being too young...
Oct 21, 2019 | Discover Outdoors, Family Fun, Things To Do Hamilton
Visit HIRL and walk into the Parklands to see the Barred Bandicoots in their Parklands Enclosure. This enclosure contains an area of 100 ha of plains grassy woodland enclosed by a 1.8 m high electrified predator control fence. More than 120 bandicoots were released...
Oct 21, 2019 | History & Heritage, Things To Do Hamilton
Two complexes of collections showing the development of farming & household technology. Historical buildings at the museum include St Luke’s Church, Cottage, National Bank, Drik Drik Post Office, Byaduk Automatic Exchange, Blacksmith, Myaring Woolshed,...
Oct 21, 2019 | Discover Outdoors, Family Fun, Things To Do Hamilton
The eye-catching, environmentally sensitive building at HIRL was designed by students from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Aimed at providing new skills to the long-term unemployed, the building was funded by community employment programmes and completed...
Oct 21, 2019 | History & Heritage, Things To Do Hamilton
The Hamilton History Centre is a volunteer-based research facility dedicated to the collection, preservation and cataloguing of historical records of Hamilton and the surrounding region which are made available for research purposes. The collection includes over 2000...
Oct 21, 2019 | Sport & Recreation, Things To Do Hamilton
The Hamilton Golf Club offers a relaxing, peaceful environment for the golf enthusiast. The tree-lined fairways and well-bunkered greens offer a realistic challenge to all golfers. Hamilton Golf Course are proud of the standard to which they have developed this course...
Oct 21, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Family Fun, Things To Do Hamilton
The Hamilton Cinema has seating capacity for 121 as well as disability access and hearing loops. It has a kiosk with freshly made popcorn, refreshments and sweets. Sit back and enjoy the movies on offer in this comfortable setting. CONTACT phone. 03 5573 0472email. ...
Oct 21, 2019 | Discover Outdoors, Family Fun, Things To Do Hamilton
The site for the gardens was set aside in 1853 and first planted out in 1870, making the gardens amongst the earliest provincial botanic gardens set aside in Australia. From 1881 the Council at the time employed William Guilfoyle, curator of the Melbourne Botanic...
Oct 20, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Things To Do Hamilton
The Hamilton Arteffects Gallery stocks a range of original paintings and limited edition prints by David Edwards, Leighton Edwards and Lyn Lyons. There is also sporting and collectable memorabilia for sale. Almost anything is able to be framed at David Edwards...
Oct 20, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Things To Do Hamilton
Hamilton Gallery’s collection is celebrated for its exceptional breadth and quality. The decorative arts collection, and eighteenth century works on paper, such as watercolour landscapes by Paul Sandby (1731-1809), make Hamilton Gallery a leading regional...
Oct 20, 2019 | History & Heritage, Things To Do Hamilton
Glen and Margaret Campe begun Campes Coaches 32 years ago from a concrete slab in his backyard. In 1979 saw the purchase of their local school run and eighth months later another bus was purchased to serve the school bus run during the week and charters on weekends....
Oct 20, 2019 | Antiques & Collectables, History & Heritage, Things To Do Hamilton
Baimbridge Antiques is a family-owned business trading in antique furniture, jewellery and decorative items. Family matriach Ruth Colliton specialises in antique, estate and bespoke jewellery and enjoys sourcing diamonds and other precious stones for her customers....
Oct 20, 2019 | Family Fun, History & Heritage, Things To Do Hamilton
The Sir Reginald Ansett Transport Museum is based on the Ansett Company’s first aircraft hangar. The Centrepiece of the display is a Fokker Universal aircraft, similar to the one used on the first Ansett flight in 1936. Other memorabilia includes documents from...
