Local Attractions
Night sky at Moranghurk. © Gerald Grech | Astronomical Society of Geelong
During your stay
The Shearer’s Quarters provides generous spaces to share with your friends and family. Whether preparing meals in the large kitchen, relaxing by the fire-pit in the covered courtyard, or sitting out by a campfire under the stars, there is really no need to leave Moranghurk during your stay.
The property boasts a full size tennis and basketball court, kilometres of farm laneways to walk or cycle, as well as a breathtaking river frontage and cliffs to explore. The night sky is a wonderful change from city lights.
During the day, explore the vineyard, then spot the 50+ species of native birds and remnant native grasses amongst stands of centuries-old gum trees. Moranghurk is home to large numbers of kangaroos and wallabies, but also keep an eye out for koalas and echidnas, as well as platypus in the river.
Frequent Visitors
Over the years we have hosted many large groups, including mother’s group reunions, special family occasions, bushwalking and cycling groups, music and yoga workshops, and leaderships camps. We are proud to be a second home to the Astronomical Society of Geelong who take advantage of the lack of nearby city lights to explore the night sky.
Kids activities
- Look for shooting stars at night
- Play netball, basketball and tennis on the full size court
- Bike riding
- Bush walking
- Cooking marshmallows
- Kangaroo, koala and platypus spotting
During your stay at the Shearer’s Quarters there is no need to leave, but for those happy to venture further we recommend the following, local attractions.
Golden Plains Farmers’ Market
The first Saturday morning of the month except January.
Brisbane Ranges National Park
The Brisbane Ranges is Victoria’s richest wildflower habitat. Set in a low range of mountains dissected by rocky gullies, the unusual geology of the Brisbane Ranges National Park has preserved plants that have long since vanished from ot
Sovereign Hill
Australia’s foremost outdoor museum, Sovereign Hill re-creates Ballarat’s first ten years after the discovery of gold in 1851.
Steiglitz Historic Park
The town of Stieglitz is almost a ghost town today but in the 1860s and 1890s it was a busy gold mining township.
