Warburton Accommodation, Tourist, Business and Community Information Guide assisting visitors and locals in Warburton VICTORIA. Come visit the Yarra Valley and Upper Yarra Ranges.
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Visit Warburton this Summer!
NRCL has created an Environment Discovery Centre in the Landmark Warburton Waterwheel building. Within this building a unique journey of discovery will begin showcasing different aspects of forest life including our live animals and the diverse history of Warburton and the Upper Yarra Valley VICTORIA.
Discover its first indigenous inhabitants, European settlement, logging, gold mining, agriculture and the way modern community has adjusted to preserve this unique and precious environment. Phone (03) 5966 5822
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Warburton Tourist Information centre located by the Water Wheel in the centre of town.
Phone 03 5966 9600. Office Hours: 10.00am – 4.00pm 7 days a week
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday
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Filming of Surviving Georgia - Have you been involved?
Anyone who has been involved with the film as an extra, who has a picture they want to share or who has a business in Warburton that helped in production - please get in touch. We have created a new website!
We will credit all pictures and link to your website, facebook, myspace page or online resource - to help network Surviving Georgia and maybe your next casting call! |
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Warburton is a favourite weekend and camping holiday destination for people from Melbourne and beyond. Situated approx 65km to the east of Melbourne CBD, Warburton is a favourite destination for accommodation in the Yarra Valley.
Nestled in the Upper Yarra Valley, Warburton is a small community that has in the past been a thriving timber centre, gold mining town and of course the home of Weetbix. The Seventh Day Adventist Church has now moved the Weetbix factory from Warburton with the location set to become an apartment accommodation and resort complex. Signs Publishing is still in operation near the old Weetbix factory at the La La end of town.
Warburton was largely built from the work of the Seventh Day Adventist church. This community established itself in Warburton in the early 1900s and was the backbone of industry and daily community life in this part of the valley for many years. Warburton has had a colourful history with local recessions and also boom times throughout the years. Many people may not remember that Warburton was once a favoured day trip via train from Melbourne in the 1930s. On most Sundays, three trains would leave back to Melbourne within the space of an hour. Late night balls, weekend university ski clubs and Mount Donna Buang provided the back drop for many parties and family weekends away.
With the rise of the motor car and the provision of new roads to Warburton, the trains stopped coming as patronage fell until it was no longer viable to bring the trains anymore. It is however on the same ground that the trains once travelled that is now found the popular 'Warburton Trail' which runs for around 32km from Melbourne's East, starting in Lilydale. It is indeed this trail that is largely responsible for bringing tourists back to Warburton. It is not uncommon to see hundreds of bikes and their lycra clad riders enjoying a coffee at our cafes and an ice cream by the river.
