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Possum Gully Road, Amherst VIC 3371

From Avoca Road turn onto Possom Gully Road then take the first right - a small dirt track leading into the bush which takes you in to Buchan Dam.

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Features

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. 

OTHER PLACES TO CHECK OUT

While visiting Buchan Dam, be sure to also check out the nearby Tunnel Hill and Quartz Mountain! Both are well worth a look. 





DID YOU KNOW...

  • Kids love to climb! There are plenty of places throughout the Goldfields with great trees, rocks, fallen logs and more for kids to climb up, around and over.
  • Gold prospecting is the recreational act of searching for natural gold deposits in the ground using tools such as gold detectors, gold pans and gold sluices. The Goldfields region of Victoria is a popular destination for gold prospectors, with many of the world's largest alluvial gold nuggets found in the area!
 

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