Bendigo

Central Deborah Mine
76 Violet St
2 minutes drive or a short walk towards Melbourne from the town centre

There are three variations on the mine tour. There is the surface tour where you can look around the mine workings, which have been reconfigured a little for tourism. There is gold panning available, and you can climb the poppet head and follow the overhead link to the battery crusher. THe standard underground tour goes underground into the old minue workings. There are various types of drilling rigs, and other demonstrations making for a very interesting tour. This tour also includes the self-guided surface tour. The third adventure tour does all that the first two tours do, but also includes about 30 minutes on level 3 of the mine. This involves going down ladders, and seeing a section of the mine that hasn't been extensively modified for tourism use. It also includes a lunch or cornish pasties back in a function room that has been built back on the main level of the mine.

Bendigo Tramways

Ride the historic Bendigo tourist tramway

Bendigo Shiraz

Visit the wineries (http://www.bendigowine.org.au/). Bendigo is the centre of a thriving wine area - a number of nearby wineries are well worth the visit. Bendigo Shiraz is generally very full flavoured and big.

Browse the antique shops and second hand shops of View Street, opposite the Bendigo Art Gallery.