Australian Masters Road Cycling

Australian Masters Road Cycling

The 2010 Masters Championships are expected to attract over 800 interstate and international competitors, with male and female competitors ...More info...

Herald Sun World Cycling Classic

Herald Sun World Cycling Classic

As the major lead-up event to the 210 UCI Road World Championships, the Herald Sun World Cycling Classic Ballarat will feature a field of t...More info...

Travel Distances and Time

Travel Distances and Time

Ballarat is the ideal base from which to explore the entire region and further! Just an hours drive from Melbourne, half an hour from Dayle...More info...

Getting to Ballarat

Ballarat is situated just over an hour's drive on the Western Freeway from Melbourne.

Visitors arriving by air into Melbourne can continue onto Ballarat by taking the Ballarat Airport Shuttle Bus, which runs a number of daily services. Bookings are recommended.

V/Line runs a number of trains daily to Ballarat from Southern Cross Station (formerly Spencer Street Station), Melbourne. Travel time is around one and half hours' but with the construction of the fast train network on the Ballarat

line this time has been reduced significantly for peak usage trains. 

Viclink provides access to information on all train and bus services in regional Victoria's central public transport network.