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For the family

Let your family’s curiosity run riot as you adventure through time in one of Victoria’s most enriching destinations.

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Top 5 family-friendly things to do in Ballarat

Getting the kids to switch off from technology is no easy feat, but you’ll find plenty of family-friendly things to do in Ballarat that will certainly have them looking away from the screen for a weekend.

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The Botanist Distiller: Mrs Baker’s Still House

Nestled in the Pyrenees Ranges about an hour out of Ballarat you’ll find the tiny hamlet of Glenpatrick. Little more than 30 people live in…

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The Larrikin Gin Makers

Meet Rebecca Mathews and Chris Pratt from Kilderkin Distillery – the makers of Larrikin artisan gins. When Kilderkin Distillery opened in 2016, it revived a…

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The City of Ballarat acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land we live and work on, the Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung People, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.