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Practical Information
* 100,000. n Ballarat Town
Hall, 225 Sturt St 1800 446 633.
_ Organs of the Ballarat
Goldfields (Jan); Begonia Festival
(Mar); Ballarat by the Glass (Nov).
Transport
~ 12 km (7 miles) from city
centre. £ Lydiard St.
@ Ballarat Coachlines, Ballarat
Railway Station.

different displays are exhibited
each year in the Robert Clark
Conservatory. The most
Lily pond in Ballarat’s beautiful Ballarat Botanical Gardens famous of these is the lovely
begonia display, part of the
centre celebrates the concept Y Ballarat Botanical Gardens Begonia Festival held here
of democracy (from the Greek Wendouree Drive. Tel (03) 5320 5135. each March (see p46).
demos and kratos, meaning Open daily. Closed 25 Dec. 7 8 There is a Statuary Pavilion
“people” and “power”) through a These gardens, in the northwest featuring female biblical figures
series of interactive displays. The of the city, are a telling symbol in provocative poses, as well as
main gallery is surrounded by a of Ballarat’s desire for Victorian a splendid centrepiece, Flight
cyclorama timeline that high­ gentility. The rough and ready from Pompeii. The Avenue of
lights the main events in the atmosphere of the gold fields Prime Ministers is a double row
history of democracy, from its could be easily overlooked of staggered busts of every
origins in Athens until the present here among the statues, lush Australian prime minister to
day. The centre also hosts film green lawns and exotic plants. date, stretching off into the
screenings, photographic exhibi­ The focus of the gardens has distance. The gardens run
tions and workshops, all focused always been aesthetic rather along the shores of the
on the struggle for democracy. than botanical, although four expansive Lake Wendouree.

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Botanical Train S TA W E L L
Gardens Station V I C T O R I A
M A I R S T R E E T QUE E N S T
Art Gallery
of Ballarat P R I N C ES KI NG Museum of Australian S O U T H
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CURTIS ST STR E E T Democracy at
LYDIARD STREET
STURT STREET Bridge Eureka (M.A.D.E)
Mall S TR E E T
Town Hall Her Majesty’s Theatre STRE E T S T R E E T
Craig’s Royal Hotel E U R E K A S T R E E T
STREET K L I N E
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HUMFFRAY ST S T R E E T S T R EET
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BARKLY STREET CLAYTON ST
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Gold
Museum S T R E E T Ballarat Town Centre
BRADSHAW ST 1 Ballarat Botanical Gardens
M A G P I E
Sovereign L A R T E R 2 Lydiard Street
Hill
3 Art Gallery of Ballarat
S T R E E T
0 metres 500 4 Museum of Australian
0 yards 500 Democracy at Eureka (M.A.D.E)
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