Living stories of the Victorian goldfields

Short films and podtours of Bendigo, Castlemaine and Maldon.

The riches of these goldfields echoed across the globe in the early 1850's and triggered a surge in immigration, which gave Victoria its lifeblood. The short films and pod tours feature not only this history but insights into current day lifestyle - bringing buildings, landscapes and communities alive through the stories of local people and identities

Short films

Hosted on the Visit Victoria website www.visitvictoria.com
http://www.visitvictoria.com/videos/

Hint: click on "Region" then choose "Goldfields"

• The gold rush to Mount Alexander - illustrates the history of the gold rush through its surviving evidence preserved in the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park.
  
• The resourceful goldfields - this is the story of the resourcefulness of the region's residents rests with the first owners of the land and flows on through the mass migration of gold seekers in the 1850s.
  
• Vibrant arts - Bendigo, Castlemaine and Maldon are bursting with artistic activity; you'll find it everywhere, in galleries, theatres, on the streets.
  
• Maldon Folk Festival - This festival has been going for over 30 years and remains family friendly, showcasing traditional Australian and multicultural music and dance.
  
• Bendigo's living Chinese history - To the Chinese, Bendigo is aptly named Dai Gum San (The Big Gold Mountain). They and their descendants have richly contributed to the affairs of Bendigo.
  

Podtours

Hosted on the Visit Victoria website www.visitvictoria.com.
http://www.visitvictoria.com/displayobject.cfm/objectid.000C1276-AB75-1A63-88CD80C476A90318/

• Gold rush to Mount Alexander - experience the gold rush proper, at the very places it all began.
• Bendigo City tour - discover the beginnings of this Goldfields city, built and developed on the fortunes of gold.
• Eureka Reef heritage walk - retrace the steps of the diggers and discover what life was like on an 1850s goldfield.
  
  
  

'Living stories of the Victorian goldfields' is a collobaration between the Mount Alexander Shire Council and the City of Greater Bendigo with support from Regional Development Victoria, Parks Victoria and Heritage Victoria. Pod tours were written and produced by Jan 'Yarn' Wositzky and The Storyteller's Guide to the World Films produced by Daz Media.