Hamilton Attractions 
Hamilton (pop. 11,500), the 'wool capital of the world', is the most important town in the Western District of Victoria. It lies on the Glenelg Highway and can be reached from Melbourne by way of Ballarat or via Geelong and the Hamilton Highway (310km).
In the center of the town is Lake Hamilton. There is a small zoo in the Botanical Gardens. The Art Gallery, in the Town Hall complex, was built up with the help of private donations.
Hamilton is a good base from which to visit the water sports resorts of Portland, Port Fairy and Warrnambool on the southwest coast, the Grampians and the Wannon and Nigretta Falls.
In the center of the town is Lake Hamilton. There is a small zoo in the Botanical Gardens. The Art Gallery, in the Town Hall complex, was built up with the help of private donations.
Hamilton is a good base from which to visit the water sports resorts of Portland, Port Fairy and Warrnambool on the southwest coast, the Grampians and the Wannon and Nigretta Falls.
Mount Eccles National Park
400ha.
Mount Eccles is a long extinct volcano with an impressive crater and lava channels, caves and tunnels left by quarrying. Particularly striking is the rock formation known as Stony Rises and Lake Surprise, a crater lake with good bathing.
Mount Eccles is a long extinct volcano with an impressive crater and lava channels, caves and tunnels left by quarrying. Particularly striking is the rock formation known as Stony Rises and Lake Surprise, a crater lake with good bathing.
Parks Victoria Mount Eccles Office
Box 30
Macarthur, VIC 3286
Australia
Box 30
Macarthur, VIC 3286
Australia
