Midlands Attractions

The little township of Avoca (pop. 220) lies in the beautiful valley of the South Esk River, which flows through the foothills of Ben Lomond.

In colonial times Avoca was a place of some consequence, as a number of fine old buildings show. The neo-Romanesque St Thomas's Church was built in 1843 to the design of James Blackburn; the parish hall is also a notable 19th C building.