The Grampians

At Lake Fyans holiday park in the Grampians after a fire, the regrowth comes back very quickly and it is new green leaves against the black of the burnt trunks of the trees. The Aboriginal cultural center is a great place to visit. They have the cultural exhibits as well as information about the natural world. You can learn a bit about the cultural history of the Victorian aboriginal people. The Brambuck Aboriginal Cultural Center is in Halls Gap in the Grampians.

In Halls Gap you can find many camping grounds and resorts just outside the national park. Halls Gap is a favourite destination for bushwalkers and mountain bikers and the grey nomads love their walking and bird watching. The resorts around Halls Gap offer all the amenities that you will need on an adventure holiday in the Grampians. Discover more of what the Grampians has to offer. There are wine makers in this area of the Grampians expecially in Great Western that make amazing wines. They specialize in Shiraz and Riesling wines which do particularly well in the Grampians area. Great Western is the place to go to see the vineyards of the Grampians.

Ararat is known for the beautiful gardens and a trip would not be complete without a trip to the orchid gardens. The chinese heritage center is set in traditional chinese settings. You can write your own name in chinese writing using a bamboo paint brush and pan for gold just like the chinese gold miners do.

Hamilton is the birth place of ansett airlines and there is a museum of ansett airlines. Reg Ansett first flew from Hamilton to Melbourne. IN the museum you will see a Fokker aircraft just like the original airline. This is definitely a place for the history buff. The Lake Hamilton tourist park is just opposite the Ansett Museum and has room for all manner of accommodation. Bring your caravan or stay in one of the cabins.

Hamilton calls itself the wool capital of the world. The big wool bale is just out of town and you can see the history of shearing and see a fair dinkum shearer use the old shearing shears clip the wool off a sheep. The modern sheep shearer is demonstrating too and the modern shearer can do two hundred sheep a day. The stores specialize in woollen items of course.

Places to see in The Grampians :
Halls gap
Ararat
Great Western
Hamilton

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