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HamiltonHamilton is a thriving town offering excellent shopping, diverse architecture, an outstanding art gallery and stunning botanic gardens.
At Hamilton Art Gallery spend a leisurely hour wandering through six modern galleries and admire silver, porcelain, glass, oriental ceramics, paintings and prints from around the world.
The gardens are the perfect spot to spend a fun afternoon with children as acres of lawns invite games and picnics. The aviary is home to many exotic and native birds while kangaroos, emus and wallabies also reside in the gardens.
More leisure can be found at Lake Hamilton in the form of fishing, water skiing, sailing or canoeing.The manmade lake also offers a walking track around its perimeter and the beach on its southern side.
Hamilton has gained fame for being the birthplace of Sir Reginald Ansett, the founder of Ansett Airlines. The history of how the airline grew into an empire is remembered at the Ansett Transport Museum, all housed in an aircraft hangar.
Getting there
The journey to Hamilton takes approximately four and a half hours from Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station. Board an Ararat-bound train to Ballarat Station. From there a V/Line bus service will take passengers to Hamilton. The trip from Ballarat to Hamilton takes approximately two and a half hours.
If you’re travelling from a metropolitan station, you’ll also get free travel on trams, trains and buses. For more information see included metropolitan travel.
Tip: Travelling on V/Line during off-peak times is more convenient and cheaper!
Call us on 1800 800 007, 6am-midnight AEST (+61 3 806 5012 from overseas) with any V/Line enquiries.
Getting around town
The Hamilton bus stop is located at the old Hamilton Railway Station. There are regular town bus services in Hamilton and surrounds Monday – Saturday:
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