Walhalla

Walhalla: Step Back in Time

Walhalla is part of this year’s Australian Heritage Festival!

Over the Easter weekend (Friday, 18 April until Monday, 21 April), we invite you to take part in special events as part of the Heritage Festival. Experience guided walking tours rich with historical anecdotes, mine tunnel adventures, the Walhalla Goldfields Railway trains, ghost tours, arts and crafts, and more!

For information on how to book for the different activities on offer, please see the full event timetable.

Welcome

Walhalla is a small, picturesque and historic mountain township in the Gippsland district's Baw Baw Ranges in Victoria, in the south-eastern corner of mainland Australia. At its peak, some 3,000 people lived in and around Walhalla, which was the centre of a pioneer goldfield that extended to the nearby towns of Aberfeldy, Toombon, Donnelly’s Creek, Red Jacket and Jericho to the north and west, and Cooper's Creek, Happy Go Lucky and Jubilee to the south and east.

Only a handful of permanent residents live there today, but in the last few decades of the 19th century, Walhalla was one of the most vibrant gold mining districts in the world, and a major influence in shaping the prosperity of a newly founded state.

News

WALHALLA IN BID FOR WORLD HERITAGE SITE

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WALHALLA RECEIVES GRANT TO UPGRADE MUSEUM

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WALHALLA IN BID FOR WORLD HERITAGE SITE ----- WALHALLA RECEIVES GRANT TO UPGRADE MUSEUM -----

Annual General Meeting
The Walhalla Heritage and Development League recently held their FY 2024 Annual General Meeting at the Mechanics Institute. Read more here.

Museum Upgrade

The Walhalla Heritage and Development League have received a grant to upgrade the Walhalla Museum. Read more here.

World Heritage Bid
Walhalla is making a bid for World Heritage Listing by UNESCO as one of the most significant gold rush sites of the 19th Century. Read more here.