Enjoy a beautiful "then and now" view of Clunes from this great roadside lookout along Scenic Drive.
This lookout is set in a small fenced area alongside the road and offers a sheltered information sign presenting two historical views of the town.
A c1863 photo is displayed and is one of the earliest known photographs of Clunes after less than ten years of permanent settlement. In Fraser Street, St. Paul's Church of England Hall can be seen in its original location and the now museum building prior to the upper story addition, the first stage of the Weslyan Methodist Church can be seen in Service Street.
An 1880 photo displays a panoramic view from the site of the lookout, and shows that by that time Fraser Street had been totally rebuilt. Mining activity had spread to South Clunes and the tree planting had transformed the previously treeless valley.
How to get to the Clunes Lookout
Head up Scenic Drive from either Fraser Street or Angus Street and you will come to the lookout alongside the road.
Other things to explore along Scenic Drive
There are lots of interesting attractions to explore along Scenic Drive.
Heading up the hill, you can stop by a
monument for the first official goldfield in Victoria, and look out over the scene of the discovery and the site of the mighty Port Phillip mine.
Next stop is the Clunes Lookout (shown on this page), then the local
dog park.
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