Things to do with kids in Great Western

Northern Grampians Shire Council · 3374

Great Western is in the Northern Grampians area, and our data lists 1 playground and 11 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

The biggest green space in Great Western is Great Western Lead Bushland Reserve, covering about 29 hectares. Great Western Lead Mine Historic and Cultural Features Reserve and Concongella H8A Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Great Western include Sugarloaf Bushland Reserve, Great Western Memorial Park and Concongella H25 Bushland Reserve. Playgrounds around Great Western include the playground at Great Western Memorial Park. Our data shows 3 public toilets and 2 parks and playgrounds with a council BBQ close by in Great Western. For walks and rides, The Commons Single Track crosses Great Western.

Getting around

There's no train station in Great Western. The closest to Great Western is Ararat Railway Station (V/Line), about 16 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. Buses on the Ballarat - Stawell via Ararat, St Arnaud - Stawell via Ararat and Ararat to Stawell via Western Hwy routes stop in Great Western. V/Line coaches stop in Great Western. By car from Great Western, Stawell is about 14 minutes away, Ararat about 15 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 3 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Great Western is Stawell Aquatic Centre in Stawell, about 13 minutes' drive. For a library, Ararat Library in Ararat is about 15 minutes' drive from Great Western. For a beach, Kelleys Beach in Lake Fyans is about 31 minutes' drive from Great Western. For a skate park, the pump track on Sutherland Street in Stawell is about 12 minutes' drive from Great Western. For a cinema, Astor Cinema in Ararat is about 15 minutes' drive from Great Western. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Great Western is Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell, about 10 minutes' drive. Stawell is the closest bigger centre to Great Western, about 14 minutes away by car, and has 6 playgrounds and a pool.

Best for

Free days on The Commons Single Track and in Great Western's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Great Western, Ararat has 5 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Stawell, next to Great Western, has 6 playgrounds, a pool and a zoo or wildlife park. Dunneworthy, Concongella, Bulgana and Black Range also border Great Western.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

1 place

10-20 km

10 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

10 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

10-20 km

2 places

Beaches

20-50 km

1 place

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

12 places