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Mount Gambier
A city located 439 km south east of Adelaide and offers the most unique water supply within Australia.
The Blue Lake is truly amazing and reaches its peak colour between November and March when it changes from steel grey to turquoise blue. Explore the reasons why?
You can expect to find many limestone legacies throughout the city with others crater lakes and parklands to beautiful sunken gardens.
You can explore underground caves and a unique cave at Tantanoola that offers access for the physically impaired.
Looking for good shopping? great restaurants and a variety of entertainment, we have it all here in Mount Gambier.
Points of Interest
- Visit the Lady Nelson Discovery Centre and learn about the story of this beautiful city. It houses a full-size replica of the
Lady Nelson ship and Interpretative Centre which starts with the Lady Nelson,
moves on to the Geology Room (which explains the volcanoes in the area and shows how the Blue Lake was formed),
then the Cave Walk (which displays fossils from the local area and ancient kangaroo bones),
the Green Triangle Room (where the history of the area bounded by Kingston S.E. and Bordertown) is portrayed through film and interactive games and finally, outside to a sample of the local
wetlands which is crossed by a boardwalk.
- You will find a fantastic adventure playground, boardwalk and wildlife park at the Valley Lakes and explore the other craters such as the Little Blue Lake, Browne's Lake, Valley Lake and Leg of Mutton Lake .
- Check out the other underground caves such as:
- Engelbrecht Cave - This cave extends under seven city streets and was formed some 30-40 million years ago. Tours go every hour and all you need to do is turn up at about 10 minutes before the hour.
- Umpherston Cave - It is an impressive garden with palm trees reaching to the sky and plants hanging over the edges of the sinkhole. Feed the possums at dusk in the floodlight gardens.
- Tantanoola Cave- The only cave in Australia which offers wheelchair access. It is a single cave and is notable for its excellent columns, shawls and helictites.
- Like a challenge? Hike up to Centenary Tower that stands nearly 10 metres high and take in the panoramic views of the “Blue Lake City”. It celebrates the sighting of Mount Gambier by Lieutenant Grant in 1800.
- The Courthouse Gallery is open for inspection and comes complete with the jury box, judge's chambers and cells. The Courthouse Gallery sells a wide variety of locally made sweets and crafts.
- Mount Shank offers walking trails that lead to the top of this dormant volcano and it is even possible to descend into the crater. The walk is estimated as being of moderate difficulty and should take about 2 1/2 hours.
For more information, please contact the Lady Nelson Visitor Information Centre on: 08 87-249750
