Things To See and Do in Ballarat, Victoria

Art Gallery of Ballarat

The Art Gallery of Ballarat is the oldest and largest regional art gallery in Australia, displaying art from the earliest period of European settlement to the present day, including a fine and growing collection of Australia Indigenous art. It provides an opportunity for students and teachers to access high quality original artwork which is usually only available in major capital cities.

The Art Gallery of Ballarat is committed to supporting the making and appreciation of visual arts in the Ballarat region.

Gallery’s Education program provides a range of opportunities for young people and adults to become involved in the life of the Gallery and to value art making in their own lives.

Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

This Unique Memorial was opened on the 6th February 2004 to recognize and remember those Australians who became Prisoners of War during the Wars of the 20th Century.
The Memorial symbolizes that all Australian prisoners embarked to serve away from their homeland and acknowledges the hardship, deprivation, brutality, starvation and disease endured by Prisoners of War during their capture and the scars many continued to endure upon their repatriation to Australia.
In these magnificent Botanical Gardens the Memorial is a place of quiet reflection and a place to remember loved ones and to mourn those 8,600 Prisoners of War that died in captivity and remain buried on foreign shores.

Ballarat Bird World

With over two hundred Australian and overseas Birds to see, Ballarat Bird World provides a rare chance for visitors to see the colors of Australian bird life.

Ballarat Ghost Tour

Australia’s most haunted city, Ballarat has seen more than its share of blood, tears and misery – from the hazards of the Gold Rush, the Eureka Stockade massacre, to the many souls who discovered mortality in the town’s 150 year history.

Ballarat Indoor Go-Carts and Laserforce

Located in the Heart of Ballarat’s Entertainment Precinct Ballarat Indoor Go-Karts and Laserforce offers Adrenaline pumping action on the Track and in the Laserforce Arena. Offering the latest in technology in Laserforce with 30 Gen 7 battle suits and new Sodi RX7 9hp Go-Karts.