Uncovering Ballarat’s dark criminal past

25 May 2022

VIDEO

The secrets of Ballarat's dark past will be uncovered as part of the city's Heritage Festival.

Federation University historian David Waldron is behind a series of guided tours of the old Ballarat Gaol, now the site of the SMB Campus.

The gaol's colourful history will be told through artefacts, blueprints and images, and a virtual reality tour of the site's tunnels and turrets.

The tours will run hourly from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on May 28 and 29. Click here for tickets and more information.

New tool highlights our valuable urban wetlands

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Empowering research with data catalogue for grains industry

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Testing for avian flu on the frozen continent

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