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Australia Day Celebration

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Join in at the Golden City Paddle Steamer Museum Society for a free, family-friendly Australia Day celebration around scenic Lake Wendouree! Start the day with the Dawn Service at Lake Wendouree, followed by cultural performances, vintage paddle steamer rides, and historical displays.

Enjoy live music, kids’ art activities, delicious food, and “Come ‘n Try” sessions for canoeing, kayaking, and abseiling. Explore Indigenous traditions with “The Message” and Australian art exhibitions, then relax to the Municipal Brass Band’s melodies or a historical walking tour.

Celebrate community, heritage, and family on this special day!

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  • Hosted by:
Golden City Paddle Steamer and Museum
  • Location:

Lake Wendouree,

Victorian Goldfields,

Victoria

  • Facilities:
  • Carpark
  • Coach Parking
  • Family Friendly
  • Pet Friendly – Enquire
  • Public Toilet
  • Restaurant
  • Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
  • Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • Amenities
  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.
  • Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
  • Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
  • Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
  • Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
  • Provide information in large print
  • Use easy read fonts in your signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial)
  • Train your staff in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss)
  • Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
  • Have grab rails in the bathroom
  • Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
  • Next date:
26/01/2026

Lake Wendouree

Golden City Paddle Steamer and Museum
27 Wendouree Parade
Lake Wendouree, Victoria
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Geelong to Devonport ( GEX to DPO )

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August 6th
06:45 pm

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04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
07 Aug, 06:00 am
August 7th
10:00 pm

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07:30 pm – 09:15 pm

10:00 pm
08 Aug, 08:30 am
August 8th
06:45 pm

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04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
09 Aug, 06:00 am

Devonport to Geelong ( DPO to GEX )

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Est. Departure Time

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August 5th
06:45 pm

On-time

04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
06 Aug, 06:00 am
August 7th
08:30 am

On-time

06:00 am – 07:45 am

08:30 am
07 Aug, 07:00 pm