The pretty township of Buninyong lies at the foot of landmark Mt Buninyong, 11KM south of Ballarat in Victoria.
Surrounded by a precious belt of farmlands and wooded ridges, Buninyong treasures the beauty of its natural environment and the picturesque gold-era buildings and gardens which give it an old-world tranquillity and charm. At the same time, its contemporary cafés, shops, markets, festivals and amenities all contribute to a spirited community life in the peace and beauty of the countryside.
News
Updated May 2013
Buninyong and District Community News May edition
Download the May 2013 edition of the Buninyong News.
* Buninyong News - May 2013 (pdf, 4.7 MB)
Material for each edition of the Buni News must be submitted to the editors by the first Friday of the month. Email: buninyongnews@hotmail.com
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Beautiful Buninyong Exhibition
Artist Bruce Hargrave's lovely exhibition of Buninyong water colours has closed and Bruce is now busy painting up a series of commissioned works around the district. A few paintings from the Beautiful Buninyong Exhibition will be on view again shortly in a new space.
Film Festival a great success
The "best-ever" Buninyong Film Festival was a gala event this year with a red carpet for arriving patrons and roving photographers capturing the atmosphere.
Live music from VOX, Phil Corcoran, Graeme Vendy and Barry Currie made it an event to remember, with the audience literally dancing in the aisles on the closing night. Pictures, videos and quiz results will be posted soon on the Festival's website: Buninyong Film Festival Thank you to all who came along and helped celebrate the Festival's 21st Birthday.
It's all about Buninyong & District
This site aims to cover all aspects of public life in Buninyong and the surrounding district, including neighbouring Mt Helen and nearby hamlets such as Scotsburn, Clarendon, Lal Lal, Yendon, Navigators, Magpie, Napoleons, Scotchmans Lead, Durham Lead and Garibaldi.
If you can't find what you are looking for on these pages, clicking a link to one of the local community groups, businesses or services with specialised knowledge should bring the answer.
Alternatively, you can email us at the Buninyong Information Centre and we guarantee to follow up your query.
Trying to find something on this website? Click here to bring up our Search box where you can type in what you are looking for and the relevant pages will be listed for you.
Walks Around Buninyong & District
Walks Around Buninyong & District is a new website designed to feature local walks and provide plenty of support information. It has a detailed Summary Sheet, Walking Notes, Background Information on points of interest, and a downloadable Georeferenced Map for each walk. The website also allows for walkers to contribute photos and data concerning birds and plants identified along the walk.
The Buninyong Bird Park Circuit is the first walk that has been fully developed but many other walks are planned for the website. Walkers' feedback is welcomed.
The funding for the development of the initial pages and map was provided by the Ballarat City Council through its 2011 Community Grants Program.
See also the new Goldfields Track website which covers the 210 km Goldfields Track all the way from Bendigo to Mt Buninyong, via Castlemaine, Daylesford, Creswick and Ballarat.
If you know of a coming event or any other development affecting Buninyong and District that you would like to publicise, let us know so we can help spread the word. Any photos would be great, too. You can email the details to the Buninyong Website
Buninyong Information Centre 
408 Warrenheip St, Buninyong, tel/fax: 03 5341 8211
Hours: 10am - 3pm, six days a week: Tuesday - Sunday
Buninyong Heritage Walks booklet - An excellent booklet of walks around Buninyong is on sale for $5.00
More info about Buninyong walks ...
Tours of Buninyong
Interested in a group tour of Buninyong?
The Buninyong Information centre has organised several very popular tours of the township and surrounding district.
More info about touring Buninyong ...
