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Paul Chai 

Hotel review: Hotel Vera, Ballarat, is perfect from bed to breakfast

Just 24 hours at Hotel Vera packs in the spoiling and serenity of a week-long wellness retreat.

  • by Paul Chai
Hotel Ernest inhabits Bendigo's oldest bank building, dating to 1864.

Hotel Ernest review, Bendigo, Victoria: New hotel a spectacular work in progress

If it's this good as a work in progress, the Hotel Ernest is going to be spectacular – and perhaps a destination unto itself – when the restaurant and bar are installed.

  • by Julietta Jameson
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Ballarat, Victoria travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

Everything old is new again in Ballarat, a city that excels in imaginative and stylish makeovers and restorations of historic buildings.

  • by Lee Atkinson
Head to Rosalind Park in the heart of the city at dusk to get a selfie with the Viva Bendigo installation.

Elvis: Direct from Graceland, Bendigo Art Gallery: Long live the king

Elvis: Direct from Graceland is on at Bendigo Art Gallery, but the city is rocking and rolling with 30 Elvis-inspired experiences right now.

  • by Julietta Jameson
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Battista in Ballarat.

Battista, Ballarat, review: A former church's miracle B&B restoration

It went from Baptist Church, to nightclub, to derelict pigeon haven. Now this graceful property has been beautifully restored.

  • by Sue Wallace
Pepper Green Farm.

Bendigo, travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

This Victorian town boomed during the gold rush era and offers plenty of history, along with art galleries, fine food and more.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Bridgewater Bakehouse's vanilla slice.

Best vanilla slice in Australia: O'Toole's Bridgewater Bakehouse reveals the secret to great pastries

Sure, every country town probably has a bakery claiming their version is the national champ. But the sweet treat created here is the official best.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Step back in time at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat's biggest attraction.

Ballarat, Victoria, UNESCO Creative City: Where history and modernity meet

Ballarat is using the skills and craftmanship of the past to forge a bright future.

  • by Paul Chai
A Murry Paddle steamer comes in to Echuca Wharf.

Echuca, Victoria: How this tiny river town became Australia's largest inland port

There's something romantic about being on board a paddlesteamer, unless you're the poor engineer.

  • by David Whitley