Event at the Garfield Water Wheel – Sunday 3 May
When: Sunday 3 May from 10am to 1pm (drop in anytime between those hours)Where: Garfield Water Wheel, Castlemaine Diggings National […]
Goldfields Track closures as of April 2026
The following sections of the Goldfields Track are currently closed and require a detour:
Track closure in Barkers Creek – HVP Plantations
HVP Plantations will be undertaking drone‑based weed control in the Castlemaine Plantations at Barkers Creek. The operations are planned to occur
The importance of water
Gold transformed the land — but not in the way the diggers imagined. What began as a rush for fortune
Alternative walking route around Leanganook (Mount Alexander)
Mount Alexander Regional Park is closed to the public, which means the walking section of the Goldfields Track is closed.
Track closures around Hepburn Springs
Parts of the Goldfields Track are closed north of Hepburn Springs: the Blowhole to Hepburn-Newstead Road, and Hepburn- Newstead Road
Section of Wallaby Track closed from 9 Feb 2026
Thinning harvest scheduled at the Creswick Pine Plantation (HVP Plantations) HVP Plantations has scheduled a thinning harvest at the Creswick
Goldfields Track – Safety Update
Due to recent fires, parts of the Goldfields Track around Harcourt and Liyanganuk/Leanganook have been impacted and are not safe
Wildflowers of the Goldfields Track
Along the Goldfields Track at this time of year, you will see a variety of wildflowers in bloom. Above: Purple
Eaton’s Dam, Jackass Road, Creswick
Just off the Goldfields Track, on the eastern side of Jackass Road in Creswick, lies one of the old sluicing