Mystery at the Observatory
The Heritage Telescopes will be in action and all are
welcome to participate in solving a Mystery at the
Observatory. Includes The Baker Telescope, as seen
in The Doctor Blake Mysteries.
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Where: 439 Cobden Street Mount Pleasant.
Entry from Magpie Street.
When: 4pm, every Saturday in May
Cost/bookings: $20 Adults, $15 Concession, $10 Student
under 18 years, $50 Family. Tickets: observatory.ballarat.net
More information: 0429 199 312 or [email protected]
Accessiblity: Wheelchair access to some telescopes.
Torchlight Tours
of the Art Gallery
Experience the Art Gallery of
Ballarat in this unique tour by
torchlight, discovering how the
Gallery grew from one man’s vision
into a regional icon.
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Where: Art Gallery of Ballarat,
40 Lydiard Street North
When: 9pm, 10pm, 11pm & 12am,
Saturday
Cost/bookings: $10.
At the Gallery desk or website
More information:
www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
Accessiblity:
Wheelchair access
The Ballarat Ghost Tour
Eerie Tours invites you to spend
an evening exploring the dark and
paranormal side of the City of Ballarat,
a town steeped in early Australian
History. Set against the backdrop of
Ballarat’s beautiful Gothic-inspired
architecture, Eerie Tours delivers a night
of uncanny occurrence and tales of the
birth of the Australian spirit. This tour
travels through underground buildings,
back alleys and through the remains
of the old Ballarat Gaol, the site of the
highest number of executions in Victoria
outside of Melbourne.
Where: Departure locations on website
When: 8pm, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Cost/bookings: $27.50 Adult,
$22 Concession, $17.50 Child.
Tickets available at
1300 856 668 and www.eerietours.com.au
More information: www.eerietours.com.au
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