ATTRACTIONS

Sunbury Tourist Information
All the local B&B’s and hotels, real people to assist
43 Macedon Street, Sunbury (03) 9744 2291. 10 min drive

Hanging Rock

Made famous with the book and film “Picnic at Hanging Rock” from Joan Lindsays narrative about the mysterious disappearance of a group of local school girls during a picnic excursion at the Rock in 1900. A good little excursion, a comfortable walk to the top on any day, the picnic country race meetings are legendary and well worth a visit when they are on. The volcanic lava in Hanging Rock has a particularly high soda content and the action of rainwater has resulted in an unusual rock known as soda tracheae. It is thought the rock was a refuge for bushrangers during the Gold Rush era - particularly the notorious “Mad Dog Morgan” who’s name is attributed to certain features found on the walk to the Pinnacles such as Morgans Lookout and Morgans Blood Waterfall.

Dromkeen
Cafe/Tea Rooms and art gallery, historic homestead located just up the road from our airfield at Riddells Creek. Thu-Sat 10am -4 pm 5428 6799.

Craiglea Vineyard
James Johnston, a member of the Victorian Parliament, originally planted vines at Craiglea in 1863. 15 min drive.
Located on the southern end of Sunbury township.

Goonawarra Vineyard
Located opposite to Craiglea, 15 min drive
Restaurant (Sunday lunch). (03) 9740 7766

Pitruzzello Olive Estate
Olive plantations, olive tasting and restaurant. 15 min drive.
25 Deverall Road, Sunbury (03) 5428 305.

Anti-Gravity Hill
Located in Straws Lane, near Hanging Rock, one of Mount Macedon's well kept secrets, a most unusual and baffling place. Standing near the bottom of the hill, facing up the hill, if you place a ball on the road it rolls “up” the hill and not downhill as you would expect. If you run it feels like you’re running uphill when you are running down. A gravity hill is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces the optical illusion that a downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope