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Official Sunraysia Visitors Guide | | Look out for the Sunraysia Visitors Guide.
The Guide is designed to showcase the unique and diverse nature of our region by highlighting the many things that you can see and do during your visit.
Not only does it include plenty of things to see and do in Mildura but it also provides information on a range of accommodation in the region.
Sunraysia's natural assets speak for themselves, the beautiful weather and the magnificent Rivers providing the life blood that makes this area the great horticultural oasis that it is.
With over 40 lcoal tourist attractions to visit, ranging from museums, places of historical interest, tours, paddleboats, art and craft galleries, wineries and attractions showcasing the best the region has to offer, we truly believe there is something for everyone.
The Guide is available from the Mildura Visitor Information and Booking Centre and local accommodation venues.
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Wining and Dining | | Today the Mildura region has a cosmopolitan flavour thanks to its multicultural society, world-class wines and fresh local produce, stunning restaurants and casual cafes, healthy Arts culture and a busy year-round calendar of festivals and celebrations.
Langtree Avenue is our Feast Street and outdoor dining at our multitude of cosmopolitan restaurants is available all year round. Sit at an outside table and savour the local produce, presented in an exciting and contemporary way.
Worthwhile eating experiences can also be found on the Avoca paddleboat, at the Trentham Estate Winery and at several of the motels along Deakin Avenue.
The Mildura region boasts over a dozen wineries from the multinational export companies to boutique wineries that offer an intimate cellar door experience. Try the up and coming varietals such as Sangiovese and Viognier at one of the Cellar doors or at the Sunraysia Wine Centre or Enjoywine Cafe.
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Indoor Activities | | Mildura has an average of 283 rain free days a year. But if you find the sunshine too much there are plenty of things to do indoors during your visit.
You can visit a museum or art gallery, take tea in one of the cafes, take a ride on a paddle boat on the Murray or Darling Rivers, take in a performance at the Midlrua Arts centre Theatre or the Dekain Cinema Complex or dine at one of the riverside restaurants. During the year Mildura hosts several film festivals.
For sheer fun and excitement there's roller-skating, go-karting, mini golf, ten pin bowling, and a myriad of other indoor sporting activities to be enjoyed in the Mildura region.
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Outdoor Activities | | The Rivers provide hours of fun and entertainment with kayaking, swimming and skiing or there are many sandy banks where you can laze away the day fishing or enjoying a family picnic.
There are numerous historical buildings such as the Wentworth Courthouse and the Rio Vista Homestead, or the grand old paddlesteamers where you can learn the fascinating history of our early settlers.
For the fun seeker there's golf, national parks, canoeing, cycling and many other outdoor sporting activities to be enjoyed.
Take a camping tour and the number of stars in the clear night sky will remind you how far you are from the city. Experience adventure on a 4WD outback tour or a day tour to visit some of Australia's most significant Aboriginal sites in the World Heritage Mungo National Park.
The Park for Play playgournd in Eleventh Street offers a secure playground for children of all ages. The playground has a wheelchair swing the key to which can be collected from the Mildura Visitor Information centre.
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National Parks and Reserves | | Midlura is surrounded by a wealth of natures wonders preserved in our National Parks and Reserves.
You can spend the day at Mungo Nation Park in the Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area. This ancient Lake system showcases the history, both gological and cultural, of Australia's outback region. Ancient aboriginal remains and fossils of giant marsupials hav been found here. The spectacular eroded lunettes of the lakes, called the Walls of China, will take you back through geologic time.
Only 10km from the city centre and named after the riverboat skipper James King, comprising 2,200Ha of native bushland, Kings Billabong is an important wetland and dryland reserve and is home to many bird species and native animals.
70km south of Mildura is the Hattah/Kulkyne National Park comprising almost 50,000Ha of magnificent mallee, floodplain and dune country. This area was once a sheep station but the denuded vegetation has regenerated and the park provides some of the best bird watching and wildflowers in the Mallee region. A great place to see emus and kangaroos.
To the west is one of Victoria's newest National Parks, the Murray/Sunset National Park. Dubbed Victoria's own outback, the park is the second largest in the state. It stretches from the Murray River ant Lindsay Island to the Pink Lakes near Ouyen in the south. The wildflowers in spring are outstanding.
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Australian Inland Botanic Gardens | | Enjoy a relaxing picnic in the splendid surrounds of the Australian Inland Botanic Gardens, River Road, Morquong (15 minutes from Mildura in Wentworth Shire). A garden of international standard is being developed by the Sunraysia community. The first stage of 122 acres includes a fully develoepd rose garden containing 1700 roses. Stroll around the gardens or visit Garnpang homestead. Disabled facilities are on site. Open Daily 10am - 4pm. A Farmers market exhibiting the finest local produce is held in the gardens on the first and third Saturday of the month from 9am - 1pm.
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