Creative Clunes administrates two venues within Clunes, that are available for hire.
Clunes is located 36 km north of Ballarat (30 minutes by car), and 142 km north-west of Melbourne (90 minutes by car). It is the first accredited Booktown in the Southern Hemisphere and Victoria’s first gold town.
Clunes Railway Station was opened in 1874, and was closed in 1993 when passenger services discontinued on the Mildura Line.
From 1993, the station sat empty, with the station building and platform still in place.
The platform was reopened, along with the restoration of passenger services to Maryborough in November 2011.
During 2015, the entire building was beautifully restored inside and out by VicTrack, under a Victorian Government community funding project designed to give life to unused railway station buildings, where evidence shows there is a strong demand for their use by the community.
The building is equipped with:
– Large multi-function space;
– Large screen TV with Apple TV;
– High speed internet and wifi;
– PA system + wireless mic;
– Accessible toilets and shower;
– The main room and kitchenette have reverse cycle air-conditioning;
Kitchenette with:
– Kettle,
– Toaster,
– Urn,
– Fridge/Freezer,
– Air Fryer,
– Microwave,
– 100 x wine glasses,
– 100 x champagne glasses,
– full-sized dishwasher with glass insert.
The main room is suitable for up to 50 in rows of seats, or 80 in standing room only configuration.
The Clunes School of Mines first opened its doors in 1892 and functioned as a school for educating miners for only a short period, closing in 1893.
In the following 118 years the building has been used as a meeting place for the County Women’s Association and the Australian Natives Association; a mattress factory, an infant welfare centre; and, the Clunes Anglers Club.
The building is accessible, has 2 rooms, and a small entrance vestibule, along with a rear deck and modern accessible toilets, and a shower. Both the main room and kitchenette have reverse cycle air conditioning. PA and other technology is available on request.
Kitchenette with:
– Kettle,
– Fridge/Freezer,
– Air Fryer,
– Microwave,
– 50 x wine glasses,
– 50 x champagne glasses.
The main room is suitable for up to 30 in rows of seats, or 45 in standing room only configuration.
We respectfully acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung People, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet, learn and teach.
We pay our respect to their Elders – past, present, and emerging.
We recognise that Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded.