Creswick

Set amongst majestic eucalypts, Creswick's broad, elegantly curved main street is studded with buildings that owe their existence to the region's common benefactor – gold.

A stroll down the main street will reveal a number of historic buildings including the old Masonic Lodge, State Savings Bank, Creswick Library, Post Office and the Creswick Museum.

Explore the birthplace of noted artist Norman Lindsay. Take in the wonderful surrounding forests with a stroll along the Goldfields Track. Tour the Creswick Regional Park, including the 15 hectare koala park or enjoy a stroll and picnic on the shores of scenic St George Lake, home to waterbirds and the elusive platypus. Take in a round of golf at the Robert Allenby designed course at the Novotel Forest Resort or get yourself lost in the Tangled Maze, created from hundreds of flowering plants.

How to get there
Creswick is 129 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, approximately 90 minutes by car on the Midland Highway.