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Lake Wendouree

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Colgan Hall $117 0.5 mi 0.8 km 4 of 5 stars
The Ansonia $143 0.6 mi 0.9 km 3 of 5 stars
Seymour's on Lydiard N/A 0.6 mi 1.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Mid City Motel $93 0.8 mi 1.3 km 3 of 5 stars
Grand Mercure Forest Resort Apartments $260 9.5 mi 15.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Lake View 0.5 mi 0.7 km 3 of 5 stars
zaragosa 1.4 mi 2.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Breakfast and Beer 21.5 mi 34.5 km 4 of 5 stars
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Ballarat Fine Art Gallery 0.6 mi 0.9 km 4 of 5 stars
Blood on the Southern Cross 1.7 mi 2.8 km 3.5 of 5 stars
The Gold Museum 1.7 mi 2.8 km 4 of 5 stars
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“The joys of lakeside lingering” Sydney Morning Herald
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 11 attractions in Ballarat
Traveler Description: Lake Wendouree, part of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, is an artifically created and maintained shallow urban lake.
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Attraction type: Lake, Nature reserve, Wildlife park
Address: Ballarat Botanical Gardens
PO Box 655 Ballarat 3353
Australia
Tel: (03) 5320 7444; International Tel: +61 3 5320 7444
Fax: (03) 5334 3133

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Reviews of Lake Wendouree

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“A dry dustbowl but previously popular”
2 of 5 stars
Victorianlad
Melbourne, Australia
May 17, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Unlike Bendigo's similar Lake Weeroona which continues to hodl water, Ballarat's Lake Wendouree is now dry as a result of the drought and the Victorian State Government's mismanagement of water resources. It may fill again in the future, but a scheme to fill it by other means seems to be behind schedule. A walking path surrounds the lake, and there... more

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Lake Wendouree Address

Ballarat Botanical Gardens | PO Box 655, Ballarat 3353, Australia
Tel: (03) 5320 7444; International Tel: +61 3 5320 7444 Fax: (03) 5334 3133