Rushworth

Overview

Rushworth is the epitome of the traditional, colonial era country town. The main street is split, with a grove of 100-year-old palm trees planted the length of the park that constitutes the ‘median strip’. There are grand traditional churches, a court-house, a substantial museum building and many other classic heritage feature buildings.

History

In the 1850s this area was know as a ‘gold rush worth joining’. A liquor license for the still operating Criterion Hotel was issued in 1853, and the township was surveyed in 1854.

The town is still laid out in the same fashion and features a main street that had been substantially completed by 1890.

Places of interest

Historic main street
Rushworth State Forest
Balaclava open-cut mine
Many other mine workings
Waranga Dam

Accommodation

The town of Rushworth has motel, pub, caravan and B&B style accommodation. For additional accommodation needs, the town of Echuca, just forty-five minutes’ drive north-east, has in excess of 4200 beds with many accommodation providers that offer an excellent range of accommodation choices from heritage guesthouses, motels, hotels, holiday parks and B&Bs. Echuca offers a toll free telephone number for its accommodation booking office. This Office operates seven days a week and can be contacted on 1800 804 446 or online at www.echucamoama.com.

 

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