John Watson Drive, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
The Blue Lake at Mount Gambier is a unique attraction. Water in the lake is exceptionally clear, the quality is very good, but it is hard due to infiltration through limestone, which underlies the district
The colour of the Blue Lake changes from dramatically grey to a vivid blue over a few days in late November. Then, after summer the colour gradually fades until the grey winter appearance is ...
John Watson Drive, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
The Blue Lake in Mount Gambier occupies one of the craters of the extinct volcano after which the city has been named.
Early each November, the lake's sombre blue, which is in evidence during the winter months, mysteriously changes to an intense deep turquoise blue almost overnight. The colouring remains until late February, when it gradually changes. From late March, it returns to a distinct s ...
121 Commercial Street West, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
The Blue Lake Print Gallery is the photographic print arm of our business, with a large range of beautifully presented Australian landscape photography ranging in subject from The Great Ocean Road to the Grampians of Victoria to the Limestone Coast of South Australia. Photographs cover a huge range of local scenery from coastal, to sunsets, rivers, mountains, waterfalls, farm and rural scenes and ...
Grant Avenue, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
This is Mount Gambier's only public, licensed golf club. The public course has 18 holes, is a par 70 and has an Australian course rating of 68. Its length is 5638 metres and motorised buggies are available to traverse the length. Club hire and group bookings are also catered for.
The course features lush greens and watered fairways and is built on the southern crater of Mount Gambier making it ...
John Watson Drive, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
The Blue Lake Rotary Lookout provides excellent views of the Blue Lake and Blue Lake Pumping Station, the entire crater area and the rich agricultural land to the south including Mount Schank and the southern coastline of the district. Tours of Pumping Station to see the Blue Lake at close proximity are available most days. The Rotary Lookout is also known as Waworong Lookout, which is the Aborigi ...
Jubilee Highway East, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
Recognised as one of the best multi-purpose sporting reserves in provincial Australia, the Blue Lake Sports Park area of 32 hectares comprises extensive sporting facilities within a landscaped environment. With its vast areas of well-kept grass and tree-lined areas, is a popular recreational ground for family barbecues and walkers.
Facilities include football and social clubroom, two cricket o ...
Watson Terrace, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
Situated in the centre of the city, Cave Gardens feature a sinkhole that was the original source of water for the early settlers. Its beauty and significance can be appreciated from the viewing areas above and you can also walk down into the cave and venture out onto the suspended viewing platforms for an awesome view into the cave.
The cave has recently undergone major re-development, which in ...
Off Bay Road, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
Walk to Centenary Tower, 190 metres above sea level for spectacular views of the lakes, the city and the beautiful countryside. Opened in 1904, the tower includes an extensive display of early photographs of the Lakes area.
The foundation stone for the tower was laid on 3 December 1900, to commemorate the 100 years since Mount Gambier was sighted and named by Lieutenant James Grant aboard HMS L ...
Dingley Dell Road, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
If you enjoy Australian Poetry, a visit to Dingley Dell Conservation Park is a must. In this peaceful bushland setting lies the cottage of Adam Lindsay Gordon, one of Australia's famous poets. An eccentric and talented character, Gordon lived at Dingley Dell from 1864 until 1867 where he indulged in his two great passions, horses and writing. For an insight into his colourful life, take a stroll t ...
Tollner Road, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
Echo Farm is a 27 acre rural property with house and outbuildings dating from 1890. It has been restored with integrity and now offers a glimpse of rural life and times from 1900 to 1950. It provides a window on Australian history and the life of a rural settler family during this time.
Throughout the self guided tour the visitor is welcome to open and look into the cupboards and drawers, ring ...
Jubilee Highway West, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
Engelbrecht Cave is one of the Limestone Coasts fascinating cave sites. Inside the cave you will find a viewing platform and much of the cave is accessible to divers.
The Cave Divers Association has surveyed and mapped the cave system and you'll find maps, videos and other information in the visitors hut.
After decades of use as a rubbish dump by private owners, in 1979the Lions Club of Moun ...
Square Mile Road, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
Haig Vineyard is located south east of the famous Blue Lake just out of Mount Gambier. The vines were planted in 1982 and include Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon.
The grapes are grown in rich volcanic soil and harvested as late as May. Both dry and sweet styles of wine are produced and cellar door sales are welcome. ...
300 Jubilee Highway, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
The Pavilion Restaurant and Bar at the International Motor Inn offers an innovative modern Australian menu sourcing produce from the Limestone Coast region, along with an extensive selection of wine from Coonawarra and other regions to compliment your meal.
Our great young team of chefs can cater for any function from a dinner for two to a large function of up to 250 people.
The Pavilion Res ...
Various locations in the South East region, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
Australia may be referred to as a relatively young nation, but the well preserved ancient landscape provides many precious windows into the past. The Kanawinka Global Geopark takes you on a surprising journey through this amazing landscape, enabling visitors to travel back in time over thousands and thousands of years.
The surface geology of western Victoria and south-eastern Australia is a str ...
17 Lake Terrace West, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia
The Lakes Resort Mount Gambier is a fully licensed restaurant which offers an ever changing, seasonal a l a carte menu based around the famed "Limestone Coast" produce and spectacular views of Mount Gambier and the surrounding area.
The Lakes Resort Mount Gambier is open seven days for breakfast between 7am to 9am and dinner between 6pm and 8.30pm. ...
