Self-Guided Walking Tour of Maldon
A self-guided walking tour of Maldon's landmarks and points of interest — Brooks Store, Market Hall and Royal Oaks and Anzac Hill and more, across 7 stops.
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1Brooks Store
Initially built in 1866 and extended in 1868 by the Maldon Co-operative Store Trading Company, this single-storey brick shop at 6 Templeton Street was bought by John Brooks in 1872 and run by his family until 1986. A rare surviving goldfields co-operative store, it is on the Victorian Heritage Register (H1677).
2Market Hall and Royal Oaks
Designed by architect Arthur Hartley, this brick market hall had its foundation stone laid in 1859, but the market failed within a few years. From 1865 it was converted into shire offices, gaining a classical portico. Victoria's earliest surviving market hall, it now houses the Maldon Museum; two adjacent English oaks were planted in 1863.
3Anzac Hill
Originally called Garfield's Hill, this rise was renamed Anzac Hill and set aside as a roughly 21-acre reserve after Maldon's community resolved in 1916 to honour local men lost in the First World War. Officially opened on 3 November 1917, it features an Avenue of Honour and a war memorial.
4Maldon railway station
Opened on 16 June 1884, Maldon's station once served as a junction for the Shelbourne extension line. Passenger services ended in 1941 and the line closed entirely in 1976, but it reopened in 1986 and now anchors the heritage Victorian Goldfields Railway, running tourist trains to Castlemaine.
5Maldon Post Office
Built in 1869, this post office has served High Street since 1870 and still operates today. It stands within the Maldon Historic Area, the goldrush town classified in 1966 as Australia's first Notable Town by the National Trust. Author Henry Handel Richardson lived here as a child while her mother worked as postmistress.
6Union Hill
Gold was first found at Maldon's Union Hill in 1854, and by around 1900 the site had yielded about 250,000 ounces, mostly from underground workings. Open-cut mining ran from 1988 to 1992, underground work resumed in 1994, and a viewing platform opened here on 12 December 1995.
7Mount Tarrengower
Erected in 1923 by the Advance Maldon Association and opened on 26 January 1924, this lookout tower reuses a poppet head from Bendigo's Comet Mine, hauled up the summit by horse teams. A rare gold-mining relic on the Victorian Heritage Register, it has doubled as a fire-spotting tower since the late 1940s.
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FAQ
How long is the Maldon walking tour?
About 115 minutes over roughly 6.1 km at a relaxed pace.
Can I do the tour offline?
Yes — load the tour in the Sitesy app beforehand and it’s cached for offline use.
Is the Maldon walking tour accessible?
The route mainly follows town-centre footpaths; check the app for any steps or uneven ground near individual stops.