1ST DECEMBER
Welcome to the Loddon Shire
Day 6 Program
Mitiamo
“The Gateway to the Terrick National Park”
Lunch stop Mitiamo Recreation Reserve
- Local organisations will provide a festive atmosphere with light refreshments, stalls and entertainment
- Local pool will be open to allow a cool-down and relaxing swim after a long ride
- Flood photo display to show what really happens when three creeks meet and overflow and how the community coped and banded together
- East Loddon Historical Society (located Haig Street) will be open for participants to learn about the pioneers of Mitiamo and surrounding districts
- Join the Pyramid Hill ‘Major Mitchell’s Vision’.
Travel in the footsteps of the great explorer Major Mitchell, by taking the bus at Mitiamo and travelling the scenic route through the forest to Boort via Pyramid Hill (seat on the bus must be booked through Bicycle Victoria prior to the start of the 2011 Great Victorian Bike Ride).
Durham Ox
“Gateway to Boort and Pyramid Hill”
Rest Stop Durham Ox Memorial Hall
- By this point you’re hungry, thirsty and looking for a break. People form the district will be providing light refreshments including cold drinks, lollies, slices and fruit to get you through the last leg of your journey
- Have a chat with a local to learn about the history of Durham Ox
- Goulburn Murray Water and North Central Catchment Management Staff will be there with displays depicting irrigation practices and environmental works being conducted in the area, particularly in relation to the Serpentine Creek and Loddon River
- Locals will have a display depicting the flood events of 2010 and 2011
Boort Welcomes You
Overnight Camp 6
What’s in Boort
- Hotels
- Cafes
- ATM
- Supermarket
- Phone charging
- Internet Cafe
- Old Courthouse Museum
- Chemist
- Hospital
- Post Office
- Newsagent
- Butcher
- Specialty shops
- Scenic lookout
What to do in Boort
- Enjoy the community carnival/stalls, spinning wheel, martial arts demonstration and delicious food along Godfrey Street
- “Little Lake Boort” water skiing demonstrations, merry-go-round and outdoor movie
- Little Lake Boort audio self-guided walk or ride. Enjoy a self-guided walk or ride around Little Lake Boort listening to your ipod. To download all the information and interesting facts about the lake go to www.loddon.vic.gov.au under section Visitor Information Loddon Self Drive Audio Tours
- 9:30pm watch the sky light up over Little Lake Boort with a spectacular display of fireworks
- At the Swimming Pool Area there will be, kids amusements, water inflatable and sausage sizzle
- Bus tours to the Spanner Man viewing sculptures made from spanners that are situated amongst a cottage garden
- Art Exhibition in Memorial Hall
- Barefoot bowls
Full Catering - Commercial Hotel, Tennis Club Spit Roast, Railway Hotel, Camp site, Lakeside Cafe
Light Refreshments - Cup & Saucer Cafe, Lakeside Cafe, Boort Caravan Park Food Van, Devonshire tea at Memorial Hall, Boort Ski Club
Live Music - Commercial Hotel and Railway Hotel
Other Services - Internet Café available, Boort Hospital and Boort Resourceand Information Centre, Laundromat - in Godfrey Street and Boort Hospital, Massage - Boort Resource and Information Centre, Scouts phone charging at camp site.
2ND DECEMBER
Journey to the Goldfields
Day 7 Program
Cycling to Wedderburn:- on the sharp bend in Mysia sits the historic Mysia Store that is now a private residence.
A short distance from Mysia is a little community called Borung, which will become a hive of activity with a rest stop in the Borung Mechanics Institute Hall.
Borung
Is an Aboriginal word that means “The broad Leafed Mallee Scrub”
Rest Stop
- The Wedderburn College Parents Association and Lions Club will provide a festive morning with all proceeds donated to Wedderburn P-12 College.
Korong Vale
The Historic Railway Town
Lunch Stop
- On arrival in Korong Vale view Scully’s Hotel, the General Store and take a stroll through the Korong Vale Mechanics Institute Hall observing memorabilia from the early Railway, RSL, Football/Netball Club before trying your luck at indoor bowls.
- A lunch break organised by Bicycle Victoria will be situated at the Korong Vale sports ground with local organisations providing some light refreshments
- On departure from Korong Vale, cycle the winding road to Wedderburn, the Gold Seekers Town
Wedderburn Welcomes You
Overnight Camp 7
What’s in Wedderburn
- Motel/Restaurant
- Hotel/Bistro
- Pub TAB
- ATM
- Supermarket
- Newsagent
- Post office/tattslotto
- Chemist
- Coffee Shop
- Milkbar
- Central Café/Fish and Chips
- Hardware Shops
- Butcher
- Gift shop
What to do in Wedderburn
- At 1pm join a bus tour to Inglewood, visit the Eucy Museum or wander Brooke Street with its antiques and collectable shops. If time is available do the Historic Blue Plaque Walk (prior bookings essential, $10.00 per person) contact Loddon Visitor Information Centre on (03) 5494 1257 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
- Museum and Art Gallery
- Eucalyptus Stew Pot demonstration at Hard Hill Tourist Reserve, watch how Blue Mallee eucalyptus oil is produced in a ‘Stewpot’ shuttle bus departing from Jacka Park gold coin donation
- 9.30pm Family fireworks demonstration
- Swimming pool
- Lawn tennis
- Barefoot bowls
- Live music with a market atmosphere
- Art & Craft market
- Walking track along Nardoo Creek
Full Catering - Motel, Hotel, Football Club at Jacka Park, Camp site, Bowls Club
Light Refreshments - Sweets & Treats, Central Café/Fish and Chips, Devonshire tea at Community House, Netball Club coffee & cake at Jacka Park, Football Club canteen at camp site
Live Music - Jacka Park
Other Services
- Internet Café – Community House
- Massage/Myotherapy/Reiki at Community house
- Phone charging hockey club shed at football ground
3RD DECEMBER
Bushranger Country
Day 8 Program
On the way to Rheola for the first rest stop you will cycle past Kooyoora State Park. The bushranger Captain Melville used the areas as his base for attacking the gold shipments. Granite tors provide magnificent views of the district and the park has a wide variety of vegetation and a rich history.
Rheola
The Home of the Rheola Charity Carnival which has been operating for over 140 years
- From 7am to 11.30am Loddon’s chance to say farewell to the participants in the 2011 Great Victorian Bike Ride with light refreshments, market stalls and entertainment.
