Creswick
Established in 1851, by 1854 some 25,000 prospectors had flocked to Creswick, 18 kilometres north of Ballarat. Today this small town of around 3,000 people boasts a range of historic buildings which you can discover on a town walking tour.
Take the Creswick Miners' Walk to old goldmining sites from Creswick to Ballarat, check out Creswick Regional Park and the Creswick Cemetery Walk, and visit St George's Lake, originally created to provide water for gold sluicing and now a pretty tree-fringed area used for swimming and fishing.
Did You Know?
Creswick is a former gold-mining town, established during the Victorian gold rushes in the 1850's but was named Creswick's Creek until around 1857. The population reached a peak of 25,000 during the gold rush. Today, local industries include forestry, grazing and agriculture.