Ballarat Victoria Australia - Travel Information
Today, gold is a major industry for the city of Ballarat, Victoria and has been right throughout history. Gold was first discovered at Poverty Point in 1851, then, the Ballarat area was found to be a rich alluvial field, which was the reason for Ballarat transforming itself into a major settlement in the Victorian gold rush era. The city of Ballarat is located north west of Melbourne, approximately 105km's with an estimated 94,000 citizens.
The opening of Ballarat's popular Sovereign Hill in
