Ballarat Heritage Weekend is a celebration of Ballarat’s marvellous 1850s architecture, heritage listed homes and gardens, culture and history. It was held on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May, coinciding with Mother’s Day During the  Weekend, the owners of some of Ballarat’s most historic and beautiful private homes and buildings are opening their doors, giving visitors a rare chance to peek inside and wander through their magnificent gardens. - Read more

Bondi Pavilion has a  history dating back to 1928 when the Pavilion was known as the "Playground of the Pacific". People bathed in the turkish baths, danced in the ballroom and met for all sorts of reasons at this iconic building.Located in a unique setting, Bondi Pavilion is now a place in which people are entertained, informed, refreshed and restored. Bondi Pavilion is a centre of community life, a beach and cultural icon that communicates Bondi locally and to the world. - Read more

This is an alliance of more than 65 heritage sites and museums engaged in the preservation and interpretation of Brisbane's history and cultural heritage. The network aims to make your Brisbane heritage experience one to remember. Each of the Network sites, adds a special chapter to Brisbane's story. Each marks a special milestone on the journey. - Read more

The City of Subiaco has a very rich and diverse history which it actively preserves and promotes.  A series of articles focusing on the City's historical landmarks and buildings have been published in the City's monthly newsletter, Talk About Subi. These articles explore architecture, art, schools and other significant sites throughout the streets of Subiaco. - Read more

Coin Club Australia is an Official Distributor for The Perth Mint Australia and Australian Royal Mint. - Read more

A heritage listed Waterfront Hotel in Hobart, Tasmania with a proud history, it has been and still is a meeting spot for locals and travellers. Perhaps the seafood restaurant  is the attraction. Maybe its the 13 beers on tap, or the great live entertainment in the lively front bar. Outside dining right opposite the water! Accommodation is available. Built for Charles Gaylor and licenced in 1846 it derived its name from the fact that the then Custom House (now Parliament House) is opposite. - Read more

Located at Geeveston in Tasmania. The Centre is the gateway to the Southern Forests, home of the Tahune Forest Reserve and Tahune AirWalk, and the World Heritage Hartz Mountains National Park. The Centre offers you an opportunity to gain a hands on and visual interpretation of forest practices, both past and present, before going out into working forest regions where you can observe areas which have been preserved alongside areas which are being used to harvest our Tasmanian timbers. - Read more

European explorers first visited George Town in 1798 when George Bass and Matthew Flinders discovered and partially explored northern Tasmania's Tamar River in their sloop, the Norfolk. - Read more

Nestled amongst the Northern Mt Lofty Ranges, and lying off the main Gawler to Morgan Road (Thiele Highway), is the beautiful town of Eudunda. This page has some history about Eudunda and the site also has information on Burra heritage buildings as well. The Goyder area also includes: Whyte, Terowie, Wonna, Ketchowla, Anne, Hallett, Tomkinson, Ayers, Kingston, Mongolata, Rees, Hanson, Kooringa, Baldina, King, Apoinga, Bright, English, Bundey, Bower, Julia Creek, Brownlow, Neales and Dutton. - Read more

The Northcote Town Hall was built in 1887 as the Municipal Offices and Council Chamber for the then City of Northcote. - Read more

A summary of the origins for town names in rural Western Australia.
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The City of Greater Lithgow Mining Museum Inc was incorporated in October 1990 to develop a mining museum at the site of the former Lithgow State Mine. Initial plans included the use of former mine buildings to house visitor facilities & mining exhibits with outdoor areas being adapted for railway, industrial and cultural displays. The vision for the project included the establishment of a tourist railway on the former State Mine Colliery Branch Line. - Read more

Originally the Shire of Swan Hill had its headquarters at Kerang as part of the Roads Board, but on 30^th May, 1893, this area became the Shire of Castle Donnington, (as at that time Kerang would not relinquish the Swan Hill name), but on 30^th May, 1904 it was finally proclaimed the Shire of Swan Hill… At Swan Hill. - Read more

The City of Sydney invites you to step back in time and explore Sydney’s fascinating history through images, text, memories and voices. Check out the Archives, learn about the city's indigenous history, visit online historical exhibitions and much more. - Read more

The Pilbara called Bilybarra by many different Indigenous groups of the region means dry country.  In April 1863 Captain Peter Hedland aboard the cutter Mystery nosed his craft into the narrow entrance of a channel and discovered a magnificent sheet of water appearing like an inland lake. He named it Mangrove Harbour and two months later it was renamed Port Hedland by the Surveyor-General in his honor. - Read more

The Town of Vincent, formed in July 1994, includes the suburbs of Mt Hawthorn, North Perth, Highgate,
Leederville (excluding West Leederville), and parts of West Perth, East Perth, Perth City and Mt Lawley. - Read more

A collection of over 300 historical images and maps, tracing the heritage and evolution of the semi-rural fomer gold-mining town of Warrandyte, 25 km east of central Melbourne. Victoria, Australia, with a time-line extending from 1839 to 2010. Supplementary detailed original articles and contemporary images by the author, Bob Padula OAM, of Mont Albert, Melbourne complement the Galleries. - Read more

Yallourn, Victoria was a company town in Victoria, Australia built between the 1920s and 1950s to house employees of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, who operated the nearby Yallourn Power Station complex. However, expansion of the adjacent open-cut brown coal mine lead to the closure and removal of the town in the 1980s.
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TOWN HISTORY: Yarra Glen and District Historical Society Inc - Yarra Glen Historical Society - Read more

The picturesque village of Yungaburra lies in the heart of the Atherton Tablelands, just one hour up from Cairns into the Highlands, in Tropical North Queensland. Largely unchanged since 1910, wide verandahs and historical shop fronts line the tranquil streets. With 18 heritage listed buildings, it is the largest National Trust village in Queensland. - Read more

Convict Sites In Running For World Heritage

Media release from 30 January 2008 about world heritage nominations.

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ACT's Top Ten

Parliament House, Australia's political centre and Canberrra's most famous landmark, is a must see for all tourists to the capital city. Centrally located, its immaculately tended gardens are dotted with amazing architecture and famous artworks depictive of the political arena.

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Unique Sydney - The Delights of Darling Harbour

Just a stone's throw from downtown Sydney lies the historic port area of Darling Harbour. Now spruced up with shops, restaurants and museums, a visit here is a great day out offering marvelous insights into Sydney's maritime past.

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Unique Sydney - The Delights of Darling Harbour

Just a stone's throw from downtown Sydney lies the historic port area of Darling Harbour. Now spruced up with shops, restaurants and museums, a visit here is a great day out offering marvelous insights into Sydney's maritime past.

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Ballarat's Colourful Culture

The rolling green hills and valleys of the Central Highlands form the backdrop for the thriving inland city of Ballarat in Victoria. The unique architecture hints at the established culture of creativity and arts in Ballarat, and further exploration of the city's galleries and exhibition centres will reveal the true depth of this culture. Combined with the distinct four seasons of the local climate this gives Ballarat a very European feel that visitors find unique to Australia and thus very refr

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Port Douglas - History of a Fishing Village

There is always time for a little reflection be it from the sun or sea or our interesting history..

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Beautiful Busselton

When thinking of Western Australia images of hot desert landscapes sweltering under a ferocious sun come to mind. But 200 kilometres south of Perth is the the Busselton/Margaret River region, where inland forests, elaborate coastline and fertile farmlands belie this desert stereotype. The town of Busselton lies on the shores of Geographe Bay, whose thirty kilometres of sweeping white beaches are celebrated in travel books the world over.

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Historical Port Arthur

Welcome to Port Arthur, a city where history seems to seep out of the walls and rise out of the floors of the ancient buildings. Initially a penal settlement, Port Arthur was largely built by the prison labour force. The convict heritage is ever present in this city, from the beautifully preserved buildings built by the prisoners to the masses of graves of the captive men and women. It is this rich heritage together with the beauty of the region that has made Port Arthur Tasmania's premier touri

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Strahan - Raw Beauty on the Tassy West Coast

The World Heritage area that covers some 20 per cent of Tasmania is at it's most wild and beautiful on the island's West Coast. Here the thundering waves of the Southern Ocean and the uninhabited rocky shores meet each other head on, as unpredictable as the rapidly changing weather of the region. As it is largely uninhabited, a journey down the West Coast is like a trip through an age-old landscape, through ancient rainforest and past steep sided gorges.

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Hideaway in the Huon Valley

The deep south of Tasmania is a land evocative of fairy tales. The fruit growing in the lush valleys and plains is plumper than anywhere in Australia, and the snow capped crags and alpine moorlands lying on the horizon complete the storybook setting. Its all real though, lying there waiting to be explored by intrepid campervan adventurers such as yourself.

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Fascinating Fremantle - Fremantle in a Nutshell

In the grand old days of cruise liners, the western port city of Fremantle was a gateway to Australia. Many immigrants caught their first glimpse of their new home here.

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Glen Innes Celtic Heritage

Draped in a quilt of green meadows and lush forests, the rolling hills stretch to the horizon where they join with the clear blue sky to create a contrast of colours as interesting as the history of this lush region.

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