The Rutherglen district in Victoria is famous for producing award winning wines and there’s one family that have been producing quality wines for over 155 years. Warrabilla Wines is where you’ll find a winery and cellar door producing passionate bold wines for every palette.

Warrabilla is an iconic Australian wine brand synonymous with producing some of the country’s richest and most robust red wines. Make sure you visit their cellar door or hop on line to have the wines delivered directly to your door.

www.warrabillawines.com.au

Visit Australia’s home to the criminally insane, J Ward Lunatic Asylum. Explore the museum followed by a 2 hour ghost tour of the home of notorious criminals including Chopper Read, Gary Webb and William Wallace. Explore the governor’s bathroom, hangman’s gallows, original kitchen, shower block, grave sites, West Wing, J Ward Block, exercise yards and grounds in search of the souls that still linger. Learn of governors who have murdered inmates, prisoners buried in the grounds and the many souls trapped within these walls .

www.lanternghosttours.com

Enjoy a hands-on meet and greet with some of Australia’s most beautiful, cuddly and intriguing native marsupials, reptiles and birds at the award-winning Ballarat Wildlife Park.

www.wildlifepark.com.au

This place is definitely not your average day spa. Settled within the Mineral Springs Reserve near Hepburn Springs, the Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa is your own personal gateway to a little slice of heaven. Whether you’re enjoying a therapeutic saltwater soak or getting a full-body massage, the team at Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa will pamper you to your heart’s content.

www.hepburnbathhouse.com.au

Frangos & Frangos has built a hard-earned reputation as a Daylesford institution for fine fashion, luxury accommodation and top-notch nosh. Enjoy flavoursome European-inspired cuisine at the Frangos & Frangos flagship restaurant, spend an afternoon shopping at the on-site retail outlet and then unwind for the night in the comfort of a beautifully-decorated guestroom. This place really does have it all!

www.frangosandfrangos.com

Lynnevale Estate is a true boutique winery in the heart of Bendigo, Central Victoria.

www.lynnevale.com.au

BlackJack Wines produce high quality red wines from Shiraz, Cabernet and Merlot. Located in the Harcourt Valley of Bendigo in Central Victoria, the BlackJack vineyard is situation on the foothills of Mt. Alexander. Here the vines experience warm summers and cool nights as they are carefully nurtured through the process of crafting highly sought after wines.

www.blackjackwines.com.au

The three red wines produced; Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Shiraz Viognier, have averaged 94.5 points in James Halliday’s compendium over the past 5 years. The vineyard is on the banks of the Loddon River and the soil contains limestone pebbles – the secret to the grape quality.

www.bendigowine.org.au/winemakers/turners-crossing-vineyard