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Pushing the Boundaries:
Facilitation Frontiers
Charles Sturt University, Bathurst - New South Wales, Australia 26-28 November 2008
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BATHURST HIGHLIGHTS
The following suggestions are intended to enhance the visit by participants to Bathurst. Participants are responsible for making their own enquiries regarding the appropriateness of their undertaking any tour or visit and the associated transport and equipment requirements for their safety and comfort.
A Bathurst Region Tour Planner and other information and advice can be obtained from:
Bathurst Visitor Information Centre (Kendall Ave & Great Western Highway) Open 7 days 9am-5pm
Tel: +61-2-6332-1444 Fax: +61-2-6332-2333 Freecall within Australia: 1800-68-1000
Email: visitors@bathurst.nsw.gov.au Web: www.visitbathurst.com.au
See also Bathurst District Historical Background and Bathurst District Touring
Bathurst Historical Society
East Wing, Courthouse bldg,
City Centre
Museum, displays, bookshop
Bathurst Court House
City Centre
Outstanding Victorian design c.1880
Kings Parade
City Centre
Evans and Boer War Memorials; carillon
Machattie Park
City Centre
19th century country town park; Charles Darwin plaque
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
70-78 Keppel St
Includes Lloyd Rees collection; free admission; guided tours
Bicentennial Park precinct
William & Stanley Sts
On banks of the Macquarie River; peace park, Okhuma Japanese Garden, 'Conversation' sculpture
Heritage Wall
Plaques record pioneer settler families
Foundation cairn
Marks proclamation of Bathurst by Gov Macquarie 1815
Old Government Cottage
Stanley St behind
1 George St
Oldest remaining colonial building c.1817; open for inspection
Ben Chifley's home
10 Busby St
House museum open for inspection; home to post-war Prime Minister (see story)
Miss Traill's Cottage & Garden
321 Russell St
House museum and garden open for inspection; built 1845; National Trust property
Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum
224 Howick St
Houses Somerville Collection; one of Australia's finest collections
Mount Panorama
Racing circuit (public road; see story); National Motor Racing Museum; wineries; Bathurst Goldfields reconstruction; nature park, walking trails; lookouts over Bathurst & plains
Sheep & Cattle Drome; Bathurst Observatory
Limekilns Rd, Kelso
Exhibition, performances, activities
Bathurst Army Camp, Migrant Centre
Limekilns Rd, Kelso
Memorials
Girrawaa Creative Arts Centre
Bathurst Correctional Centre, Browning St
Sells a range of authentic Koori products
For further information see:
Bathurst Town & Around
Bathurst Visitor Information Centre
Bathurst & Surrounds (Tourism NSW)
