Things to do with kids in Minimay

Minimay in the West Wimmera area has 19 parks and reserves in our data.

Landmarks

Booroopki Swamp Lake Reserve is the largest mapped park in Minimay, at about 486 hectares. Clarkes State Forest and Minimay Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting) are the next largest. Minimay also has Worsley Bushland Reserve, Minimay Recreation Reserve and Mortat I32 Bushland Reserve.

Getting around

Minimay has no train station; Ararat Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 169 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Minimay, so most trips start by car. By car from Minimay, Horsham is about 84 minutes away and Hamilton about 2 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Minimay is Goroke Swimming Centre in Goroke, about 27 minutes' drive. For a library, West Wimmera Shire Goroke Library in Goroke is about 28 minutes' drive from Minimay. The closest places for kids by road from Minimay are Goroke Swimming Centre in Goroke (27 min), Goroke Little Desert Nature Playspace in Goroke (27 min), West Wimmera Shire Goroke Library in Goroke (28 min), the playground at War Memorial Park in Apsley (27 min), West Wimmera Community Association - Red Tail Gallery in Edenhope (38 min) and Dachshund Museum & Gallery in Edenhope (38 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Minimay.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Minimay, Kaniva has 1 playground and a library. Lillimur and Bringalbert also border Minimay.