KurracaBurN Heights at Wedderburn

Your hosts Michelle and Bruce Hargreaves provide boutique accommodation at Wedderburn, Victoria, in the heart of Central Victoria’s Golden Triangle.

Wedderburn is an historic gold mining town. It is claimed that 80% of the world’s largest nuggets have been found within 40km of Wedderburn. In 1980 3 school boys found the Beggary Lump weighing 2.4kg.

KurracaBurN Heights is an iconic 1938 building and was the Korong Bush Nursing Hospital for just over 50 years.  In 2007 the Hargreaves family began the conversion of the building to provide single, double and twin share accommodation with ensuites and rooms with shared facilities.  All rooms are well appointed and decorated in modern colours for a restful décor. All areas, including bathrooms, have wheelchair access.  Also offered is a comfortable shared kitchen area with tea and coffee making facilities.

KurracaBurN Heights is set in picturesque gardens. Relax and watch the sunset from the front veranda. The house overlooks Donaldson Park recreation reserve and the Nardoo Creek. It is just a 5 minute walk to cafes and Wedderburn shops and Hotel.  The back garden opens out onto bushland and walking tracks.  It is a 2 minute walk to the Wedderburn Golf Course.

KurracaBurN Heights at Wedderburn is just 50 minutes north-west of Bendigo on the Calder Highway and just over 2 hours North West of Melbourne. Wedderburn remains a destination for gold prospectors and is just 20 minutes from Melville Caves and 10 minutes from Mount Korong.

A warm welcome is offered at KurracaBurN Heights

Contact Details

KurracaBurN Heights - Bruce & Michelle Hargreaves
Address: 1 Hospital Street, Wedderburn, 3518.
Phone: 0427 943596
Fax: 03 54943599
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The Shire is keeping well abreast of the flood situation throughout the area. Many areas have been totally devastated by the huge amounts of water that have passed through several areas.

Attached to this blog post, you will find the Shire's Flood Advice Newsletter number 3.  You can download the newsletter by clicking on the link.

The walk around the lake follows a well maintained path suitable for all abilities. It takes about 1 hour to walk its entire length of 3.7km. Seats are spread all around to take a rest and enjoy the scenery. There are plenty of things to see. Some more obvious than others.

Down load the CD, print the map and we will take you on a guides tour!

CD, portable CD players and maps are available at the Boort Caravan Park and at the BRIC (opposite the tennis courts).

If you are in a hurry, you can drive around the lake and get an idea of what is there. Take a copy of the map, it has the points of interest marked. You will need to stop a few times for the information to keep up...

Enjoy our lake!

To download the MP3 recording, right click with your mouse over the download link and then click Save As:

Boort Lakes Self Drive MP3

And here is the map of your drive. You can download this also by right clicking and then Save As....

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What an amazing day it's been. We lost power in Wedderburn at 11.55pm on 14 January and are still without power at 6pm on the 15th. Apparently the problem is the substation at Charlton. The Powercor website said it was due to storms, but there haven't been any. We can only assume it's due to floodwaters as the substation is on the outskirts of town and in a low lying area. Reports indicate as many as 8000 homes affected throughout the region.

We finally had some good news with ABC Radio broadcasting information about affected areas and where relief centres were.

The sun is finally shining and no more rain is showing on the radar. It looks like the wet weather has finally departed, but there is still significant water to drain away.

We decided to take a drive out to Logan this morning and check on the flood waters out there, in particular around Fentons Creek.  Many places were just a sea of water as you will see in the video and photos we managed to take. With the amount of water around, there is no doubt the Avoca River will be flooding and Charlton will be sandbagging the town for the third time in recent months.  I imagine that this time it will be worse than the last two times as there is just such a huge volume of water around.

After a brief respite on Wednesday, Wedderburn prepared for more wet weather on Thursday with between 40 and 80mm of rain predicted.  As at 7pm on the Thursday, we had measured 40mm in our backyard gauge.

This was enough to start causing all sorts of problems around the area. With the ground wet, the new rains simply ran off and added to the already swollen creeks.

At the time of writing this blog post which is 7pm on the 11th January, we have recorded a total of 79mm of rain over Monday and Tuesday.

We travelled to Kerang yesterday and even as early as 11am there was much flooding all the way. The journey was continually delayed with water across the road, although the entrance to Borung was surprisingly clear on the way over. Last year when we had all that rain, the entrance to Borung from Korong Vale was covered with water for at least 200 metres.  On the way back from Kerang however, there was the water all over the road at Borung.  Many of the other trouble spots we experienced heading over however had drained away.

Where..

Situated in a secluded rural setting off the Loddon Valley Highway at Durham Ox Caledonia likes to remind guests that while they feel ‘in the middle of nowhere’ they are right in the centre of everywhere being 1 hour from the major towns of Echuca, Swan Hill and Bendigo .

Caledonia also provides a central hub for the many activities in and around Pyramid Hill, Boort and other local communities.

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What to do..

Appreciate the beautiful Terrick Terrick National Park at Mitiamo, the Major’s vision at Pyramid Hill enjoy the wonderful walking tracks and country lanes.

Try some fishing in the local waterways of Serpentine Creek, Kow swamp and Little Lake Boort.

Patch workers can enjoy a hobby retreat whilst visiting local Patchwork shops

 

Hospitality

Enjoy tantalising food and coffee at local eateries in Pyramid Hill and Boort. Other activities can include kayaking on the creek, bike riding, skiing and tours of local cottage industries, or a private charter on the Serpentine creek (By appointment).

There is ample parking area for boats, horse floats and caravans.

Caledonia Cottage offers a tasteful retreat to relax in peaceful surroundings while sitting on the deck and enjoying the ambience of birdsongs and sunsets or strolling down the country lane amidst the murmur of grazing sheep and cattle.

Caledonia also provides a convenient facility for a small meeting place or party

 Equipped

Caledonia Cottage is a 3 BR cottage (1x DBL, 1 x Queen, 1 x Twin)

Full sized kitchen, coffee machine, dishwasher and oven

Dining room and lounge

Fully self-contained

All linen supplied.

Air conditioned.

Laundry

BBQ available

Contact Details

Sharolyn & Earle Chislett

Caledonia Cottage

1496 Boort Pyramid Rd Durham Ox 3575, Phone: 03 5455 1249 / Mobile: 0428 551 249 Email: eschis@bigpond.com.au

 

Where..

Situated in a secluded rural setting off the Loddon Valley Highway at Durham Ox Caledonia likes to remind guests that while they feel ‘in the middle of nowhere’ they are right in the centre of everywhere being 1 hour from the major towns of Echuca, Swan Hill and Bendigo .

Caledonia also provides a central hub for the many activities in and around Pyramid Hill, Boort and other local communities.

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What to do..

Appreciate the beautiful Terrick Terrick National Park at Mitiamo, the Major’s vision at Pyramid Hill enjoy the wonderful walking tracks and country lanes.

Try some fishing in the local waterways of Serpentine Creek, Kow swamp and Little Lake Boort.

Patch workers can enjoy a hobby retreat whilst visiting local Patchwork shops

 

Hospitality

Enjoy tantalising food and coffee at local eateries in Pyramid Hill and Boort. Other activities can include kayaking on the creek, bike riding, skiing and tours of local cottage industries, or a private charter on the Serpentine creek (By appointment).

There is ample parking area for boats, horse floats and caravans.

Caledonia Cottage offers a tasteful retreat to relax in peaceful surroundings while sitting on the deck and enjoying the ambience of birdsongs and sunsets or strolling down the country lane amidst the murmur of grazing sheep and cattle.

Caledonia also provides a convenient facility for a small meeting place or party

 Equipped

Caledonia Cottage is a 3 BR cottage (1x DBL, 1 x Queen, 1 x Twin)

Full sized kitchen, coffee machine, dishwasher and oven

Dining room and lounge

Fully self-contained

All linen supplied.

Air conditioned.

Laundry

BBQ available

Contact Details

Sharolyn & Earle Chislett

Caledonia Cottage

1496 Boort Pyramid Rd Durham Ox 3575, Phone: 03 5455 1249 / Mobile: 0428 551 249 Email: eschis@bigpond.com.au

 

The Bridgewater Public Caravan Park is located on the banks of the Loddon River. The park offers visitors a quiet river setting amongst the trees which is only a short walk from the main street of Bridgewater. Here visitors can enjoy the cafes and shops in the centre of town.

Visitors to the park have the option of a number of water sports on the river including skiing, swimming and fishing, or may choose a more peaceful option and take advantage of the new walking tracks along the river banks.

Bridgewater has a number of world class wineries which has a cellar door in town for visitors to enjoy. The surrounding area of Bridgewater is also abundant with wineries to explore, and townships like Inglewood, a short 5 minute drive, is full of history for the whole family to explore. Inglewood also has additional services to offer visitors.

The townships in the Southern end of the Loddon Shire have plenty of activities for visitors to enjoys and offer many scenic drives to see the countryside.

For those looking for a larger centre, Bendigo is only a 30 minute drive which makes the town of Bridgewater easily accessible and close to services for tourists.

A number of sites are available, which include powered and un-powered campsites and cabins. For more information please contact the park.

Contact Information

Contact Name: Doug & Bev Gilbert
Phone: 03 5437 3086
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Street Address: Park Street
Town: Bridgewater
Postcode: 3516
Fax Number: 5437 3186
Business Hours: 8am - 7pm, 7 days a week.