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Find the best history events and make the most of your time in Bendigo. From education to dancing and more, we have the biggest event range and best discovery experience, there's something for everyone.
During its 97 years of operation, the Victoria Hill mine yielded about $8bn worth of gold in today’s values and was the deepest mine in the world at 4,613 feet. The mine appeared on Australia’s first pound note printed in 1913.
Join Felicity and Martin Woodward on a tour where you will hear stories of rebellion, discovery, co-operation, construction and beautification.
The former Bendigo Law Courts opened in 1896 and is one of Australia’s finest nineteenth century public buildings and a masterpiece of the Public Works Department of Victoria. Locked away from public view for most of its working life, this building is no longer an active court and resides quietly waiting its future use. Take a tour through this hidden gem.
Join Euan McGillivray on a walk of central Bendigo to some of the favourite locations used by prolific photographer of 1950 & 60s Allan Doney.
Monumental Days is a two-volume history of Bendigo Cemetery, a story of human endeavour that is not without drama or scandal. Spanning 165 years, it depicts the struggles planners, sextons and cemetery trusts faced in meeting the changing religious, political, economic and aesthetic expectations of the wider society. The work includes stories of those buried or memorialised at the cemetery, the legacy of Bendigo’s highly acclaimed stonemasons and the funeral rites and rituals of the time.
A pleasant Sunday morning during the Keys of Gold music festival. Come on a walk along one of the most charming thoroughfares in Australia.
The Bendigo Gas Works are one of around three remaining intact 19th century gas works in the world, and the only one in Australia. It is on the Victorian Heritage Register and regarded by the Institution of Engineers Australia as an internationally significant example of an entire provincial gasworks. The Bendigo Gasworks operated from 1860 until 1973 when natural gas was introduced and remain as they were at the time of closure; a treasure of industrial heritage frozen in time. The site is rarely open and access is only possible via a guided tour. Our knowledgeable guides will tell the story of the retort house and a number of other fascinating features including the gas holders, condensers, purifier shed, stables, engine room and boiler house. This is an industrial site. Enclosed shoes with low heels must be worn for your safety. There are steep steps to the retort house and some uneven ground. No children under 12 years are permitted on the tours. Each tour to take 1 hour 15 mins. Parking is available in nearby streets or catch tram to Lake Weeroona and a short walk. Where to meet for tour Arrive 10 mins early and enter via the gate on Weeroona Avenue and wait at marquee. National Trust volunteers will check tickets and direct participants for each tour of the Gas Works. Conditions of entry Pre-booking essential Before tour, participants must undertake a brief site induction This is an industrial site. Enclosed shoes with low heels must be worn for your safety. There are steep steps to the retort house and some uneven ground. No children under 12 years are permitted on these tours No disabled toilets accessible on site
The fascinating stories of the old Bridge Street Chinatown in Bendigo allow us to learn something of the people who lived and worked there. Part of the National Trust (Vic) Heritage Festival. Join Golden Dragon Museum's Research Officer, Leigh McKinnon, for a special talk on the owners, occupants, and businesses of the old Bridge Street Chinatown in Bendigo and how the streetscape and community has changed from the 1850s to the present day.
Eaglehawk Town Hall has stood resplendent in Brassey Square since 1901, its grand façade and ornate clock tower proud testament to the era of Federation. The Star Cinema, a not-for-profit social enterprise, has made its home here for more than 20 years, offering a boutique cinema experience that blends nostalgia with modern comfort. The tour will reveal the cinema space, voted one of the 25 most beautiful cinemas in Australia, the supper room, the time warp cinema balcony and the historic council chambers. There you will find an abundance of historical artefacts including the trowel that turned the first sod. Join the tour, perhaps with a glass of wine in hand, as you walk in the footsteps of untold thousands before you. Stay on for the film if you choose, and enjoy the red plush sofas and unique experience of the Star Cinema. The choc tops are legendary!