Dunolly

Rich in gold history, Dunolly nestles between stunning box and ironbark forest, productive farmland, vineyards and olive groves in the centre of Victoria's goldfields.

During gold rush times Dunolly and the surrounding district turned up more gold nuggets that any other region in Australia and became known as the "Golden Triangle". Gold found in the area included the then largest gold nugget in the world, the 69 kilogram "Welcome Stranger", which was found in nearby Moliagul. See a replica of the famous nugget at the Goldfields Historical and Arts Museum.  

Today Dunolly's attractive main street is lined with kurrajongs and gold rush architecture. Stroll along Broadway, visit the museum and search for family history or pick up a brochure from the Visitor Information Centre at the Rural Transaction Centre and learn about the town's colourful past.

Get on your bike and ride the Dunolly Cycle Tracks, a series of signed forest roads and tracks of varying length between 14 and 47 kilometres. As well as Dunolly, routes pass through the old gold towns of Tarnagulla, Bealiba, Waanyarra, Betley and Goldsborough.

How to get there
Dunolly is 178 kilometres north-west fo Melbourne, just under two hours by car. The Calder Freeway offers an easy route via the Maldon exit at Fogarty Gap Road, North Harcourt. Or take a more leisurely route through the townships of Castlemaine and Maldon.