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Maryborough
Harness Racing Club
Chaplins
Rd Carisbrook
Home of the famous "Redwood" Carnival
many meetings throughout the year.
For information ph(03) 5464 2451
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Maryborough Golf and Bowling Club
Park Road, Maryborough
Phone: (03) 5460 4900
This
well grassed 18 hole course can be enjoyed all year round, and the
many beautiful examples of Australian native flora lining the
fairways are home to the prolific bird life. Group
bookings for golf are most welcome, and at reduced rates it
certainly makes a great day out with friends and social club
golfers. Bunkers
restaurant
offers
meals, and catering is readily available for corporate, charity
and social golf days.
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Maryborough Highland Society
35 High Street, Maryborough
Phone: (03) 5461 1480
Website:
www.maryboroughhighlandsociety.com
Enjoy the mixed social bowls on Thursday and Saturday, and men's
social bowls on Tuesday. Starting at 1pm names required by
12:45 pm.
1
grass green and 1 synthetic green available.
Enjoy superb meals in the Pipes
Bistro
from Wednesday to Sunday.
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Talbot
Golf Club
Phone: (03)
5463 2222
Website: www.golfvic.org.au Talbot
Golf Club has very well grassed predominantly flat fairways. A
picturesque creek runs across the course. The sand greens are
large and topped with fine sand. Wildlife including kangaroos,
wallabies and echidnas are often seen and there is an abundance of
bird life. Many wonderful old gum trees
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Dunolly
Golf Club
Short
Street Dunolly (1 km NW of town)
Phone: (03) 5468 1257
After Hours: (03) 5468 1408
18 Holes, Par 65, ACR 61, 4341m. Sand greens, bush setting
with winding creeks. Not watered. Relaxed dress code. Course
is set in major gold prospecting country. Visitors
welcome. Bookings not necessary. Club House bar, toilets. BBQ on
request. Green
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Gardens, Parks and Walks
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Goldfields Reservoir 
Ballarat Road, just south of Maryborough
Phone: (03) 5460 4511
Built in 1862 it was the former water supply for the town, it is now used
for boating and fishing. However, due to drought, the
lake is currently very low. There is a picnic area amidst stands of
eucalypts. Enjoy the delightful 1.5 km walk through bush around the perimeter of
the reservoir.
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Gordon
Gardens
Market Street, Dunolly
Phone: (03) 5460 4511
Enjoy
a picnic or leisurely stroll in this peaceful setting.
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Lake
Victoria
Park Road,
Maryborough
Phone: 03 5460 4511
Lake
Victoria is bordered by a recreation reserve, caravan park and
camping area, an adventure playground, picnic-barbecue facilities
and sports complex. However, due to drought, the
lake is currently very low. It is bordered by Park Rd, Holyrood St, Burns
St and Earl St. Adjacent is Princes Park which features a
timber rotunda built in 1904 for the town's golden jubilee.
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Paddy's
Ranges State Park
and Maryborough Regional Park
Just
south of Maryborough
Phone: Parks Victoria 13 19 63 or Visitor Information Centre 1800
356 511
Website:
www.parkweb.vic.gov.au
Paddy's Ranges
State Park
(1675 ha) and
Maryborough
Regional
Park
(270 ha) are great places to see relics of the gold mining era. evidence
is all around with mullock heaps and remnants of a once thriving
Eucalyptus Distillery. The spring flowers are wonderful and the Golden
Wattle blossoming amid the Box -Ironbark forest is a visual delight in
springtime. There are over 230 species of wildflowers and about 30 Orchid
varieties.
The
natural features of the park provide plenty of low-impact
recreational opportunities for walking, bird watching or spotting wildflowers. The
park has numerous walking tracks, a picnic area and camping
facilities with toilets, a water tank and fireplaces for
winter. Be sure to take note of any fire restrictions as current
drought conditions make this a must. Fires must be confined to
provided fireplaces.
Fauna in the park includes wallabies, kangaroo's and echidna's. Nocturnal
species like possum's and antechinus are present but not easily
spotted. The park is also home to the rare Brush-tailed Phascogale
(Tuan).
Over 140 species of birds call Paddy's Ranges home including the
rare Painted Honeyeater, Crested Bellbirds, Wedge tailed Eagles and
Peregrine Falcons.
Fossicking is still allowed in certain areas which are clearly
marked on the park maps a miners licence is essential. All domestic
animals and firearms are strictly prohibited.
Maps are available at Maryborough Visitor Information Centre.
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Phillips
Botanical Gardens
Alma Street, Maryborough
Phone: 03 5460 4511
Bordered by Napier, Inkerman and Alma Sts, features beautiful trees,
shrubs and grassed picnic areas. The lake was originally a
dam for the supply of water for gold mining. The lake has recently been
redesigned to include a new wetlands area and already the bird life
in the area has increased. It is also home to the growling grass
frog which can be heard rather than seen. The botanic gardens
was first planted in the 1870s. It contains many interesting
tree species. A
favourite picnic spot.
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Princes
Park
Complex
Park Road, Maryborough
Phone: (03) 5460 4511
Encompassing a historic grandstand, band rotunda (1904), original
ticket box and oval, Princes Park is the perfect place to relax or
enjoy a game of cricket or football.
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Cinema
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Maryborough
Paramount Theatre
56
Nolan St Maryborough
twin cinema with all latest movies www.yourmovies.com.au
ph: (03) 5460 5434 for screening times
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Cycle
tracks
Website: www.imagelink.net.au/Cycle
Located in the
Central Victorian goldfields, the Dunolly Cycle Tracks are a series of
signed forest roads and tracks varying in length between 14 to 47
kilometres. The area is rich in box ironbark fauna and flora,
fascinating goldfields history and wonderful cycling conditions. Routes
pass through the old gold towns of Dunolly, Tarnagulla, Bealiba,
Waanyarra, Betley and Goldsborough. Attractions include quiet roads and
tracks, a supermarket, pubs, cafe, caravan parks, motel, B&B and
friendly locals.
Copies of "Dunolly Cycle Tracks" are available from Central
Goldfields Visitor Information ph (03) 5460 4511
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Dunolly Outdoor
Swimming Pool
Market
Street, Dunolly
Phone: (03) 5461 4300
Open
during the summer months
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Maryborough Outdoor Swimming Pool
Darling
Street, Maryborough
Phone: (03) 5461 4300
Housed in an Art Deco building constructed in 1940, this 50m Olympic swimming pool is heritage listed and
one of Maryborough's favourite places.
Open during the summer months
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Rositas Sport and Fitness Centre
40 Gillies Street, Maryborough
Phone: (03) 5461 4300
25M indoor heated pool, toddler pool and play structure,
hydrotherapy pool, spa and sauna, gymnasium, group fitness/ program
room, child care, cafe, two court stadium, massage clinic,
skate park, and a 400m running track.
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Talbot Outdoor Swimming Pool
Scandinavian
Crescent, Talbot
Phone: (03) 5463 2329
Open during the summer months
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Tullaroop Leisure Centre
Majorca Road, Carisbrook
Phone: (03) 5464 2405
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