Goldfields

The Goldfields is a region in Victoria, Australia. It takes in a specific area of North Central Victoria, the major cities of Ballarat and Bendigo as well as smaller centres including Daylesford, Castlemaine, Maryborough.

Historically, the goldfields region was linked to the Victorian Gold Rush rather than the discovery of gold in Victoria. As a result of the gold rush, the region contains many old buildings, some celebrated examples of Victorian architecture and some which are now derelict and some ghost towns and many of the towns were far larger during the boom times than they are now. The region contains a significant number of heritage registered buildings. Major tourism icons include Sovereign Hill, Eureka Stockade site and the Bendigo Talking Tram. The region is also associated with the Origins of Australian rules football, particularly as the home of Tom Wills, some of the earliest known clubs and games, the origin of the indigenous tradition of marngrook and Irish immigrant pastime of caid in Australia.