Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Railway Hotel, Elaine, Victoria


Elaine is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong. At the 2006 census, Elaine and the surrounding area had a population of 677.
The railway came to the town with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line in 1862, with the local railway station opened soon after, but today only grain and freight trains use the line.  The hotel is situated opposite the now disused railway station.



Miners Rest Tavern, Victoria


Miners Rest is a small community on the outskirts of Ballarat, Victoria.



Monday, November 12, 2012

Wye River Hotel, Great Ocean Road, Victoria



The Wye Beach Hotel

The Wye Beach Hotel is famously located in Wye River, on the Great Ocean Road. Its prime position affords you a completely uninhibited ocean view, and a truly captivating and memorable experience. The safe, family environment makes it the perfect place to relax and unwind, or maybe even spot a whale! Best pub view in Australia? 
  
Wye River is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is also the name given to the waterway which flows through the town and into the sea at this point. Situated some 155 km west of Melbourne, on the Otway Coast part of the scenic Great Ocean Road, the Wye River township is a popular tourist destination about 15 km west of the resort town of Lorne, Victoria. It became a popular place for Melbournians to holiday after the Great Ocean Road was officially opened in 1932. The postcode of Wye River is 3234. At the 2006 census, Wye River had a permanent population of 144 although its holiday population is ten times that number.


Thursday, November 1, 2012

The Terminus Hotel, Forrest, Victoria




The Terminus, Forrest.

Forrest, Victoria is a small rural township located in the Otway Ranges. At the 2006 census, Forrest and the surrounding area had a population of 170.

The Terminus Hotel, was originally a wooden structure that boasted some 9 boarding rooms, until it burned to the ground in 1996 and resulted in the tragic loss of the then publicans son in the fire.   This new building was constructed not long after and remains today.


Royal Mail Hotel, Birregurra, Victoria


The Royal Mail

Birregurra is a town in Victoria, Australia approximately 130 km south-west of Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Birregurra had a population of 688.
A Post Office opened in the area on 1 October 1858 and was renamed Mount Gellibrand in 1894, a few days before another office nearby was opened as Birregurra.
The Royal Mail Hotel is the centre piece of the small but thriving town of Birregurra
The hotel has been operating since 1871 and is the only hotel in town.
Birregurra is at the foot of the Otway Ranges, 30mins from Lorne on the Great Ocean Road and 60 minutes from Apollo Bay