Buchan Dam in Amherst is a peaceful, large dam surrounded by bushland.
The bushland is great for exploring and walking but watch out for uneven ground and unexpected holes, as there are mine shafts in the area.
There's also a huge pile of stone which is great for kids who love to climb.
AMHERST / DAISY HILL
Very little remains of the gold rush town of Amherst, which started as a mining settlement known as Daisy Hill. Daisy Hill was also the scene of an early gold discovery by shepherd Thomas Chapman, several years before the onset of the Victorian gold rush.
Most of the remnants of this declining town were destroyed by fire in the 1980s.
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