Welcome to the first release of new stories for the Goldfields Villages. This is an initiative by the Victorian Goldfields Tourism Executive (VGTE) and has been produced by Sue Hodges Productions Pty Ltd (SHP).
The three themes for the stories are – Cultural, Creative and Culinary – which are central to the development of story-based products and experiences for the Goldfields Villages.
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From time to time we’ll also post other stories here about the Central Victorian Goldfields, such as Living stories of the Victorian Goldfields – a series of short films created in 2008.
We hope you enjoy them all!
Living stories of the Victorian goldfields
The following short films were produced in 2008 as part of the ‘Living Stories of
‘The natural garden of Victoria’
Avoca residents have always been keen gardeners. During the 1860s and 1870s, people started to
A second gold rush
In March 1950, veteran prospector Bert Smith dug a hole in Wilson street, Wedderburn, and
The Lillicur brewery
The dark, fertile soils to the west of Talbot have been used to cultivate grapes
The Madame Berry Mine
The Madame Berry Company in Creswick was one of the most successful gold mines of
A 200-guinea incentive
In June 1851, masses of people were leaving Melbourne to join the newly-discovered goldfields of
