As well as being Victoria's best preserved gold mining town, Beechworth also has a number of remnants and ruins of our past. The Beechworth hospital facade is one such ruin and the most significant of all the partly remaining buildings in town. The hospital facade has a great, but in some ways sad, story and it is worth the short walk from the centre of town to see the facade and read its story. There is an informational board on site. The Beechworth Hospital Facade also makes a great location for wedding photos as well as happy snaps of your time in Beechworth. The hospital facade is located at the end of Church Street, approximately a five minute walk from the corner of Ford and Church Streets
Beechworth is home to some of Australia's most iconic flora and fauna. Within minutes of the centre of town you may see koala's, kookaburra's, kangaroos, wallabies, cockatoos, blue tongued lizards, echidna's and wombats. There are also majestic gum trees, waterfalls, cascades and bush walks. Beechworth has plenty of walks to enjoy. From the casual strolls around the streets of Beechworth to the many bush trails and walks that let you discover hidden disused mines, waterfalls, cascades, creeks, typical Australian bush and wildlife there is a walk to suit everyone. Walks in Beechworth cover all levels of fitness with some longer more challenging bush walks to easy walks that let you experience this amazing part of Australia.
Opera in the Alps is held each year in the grounds of LaTrobe at Beechworth. With a typical Australia bush backdrop Opera in the Alps has been staged in Beechworth each January for a number of years and each event attracts visitors from around Australia. Regular headline acts have included performers such as Marina Prior, David Hobson and James Morrison as well as some of Australia's rising stars. Tickets for Opera in the Alps should always be booked in advance as the popular seating and picnic areas do sell out. Ticket options may vary from year to year but generally included a seated area and a BYO chair and picnic area. Food and alcohol are available on site.
The Beechworth Golden Horseshoes Easter Festival is traditionally the biggest annual festival on the Beechworth calendar and each year attracts around ten thousand visitors to the region with many booking out accommodation and restaurants years in advance. The festival also attracts many day visitors from the surrounding districts all keen to see the spectacle. The weekend highlight is the Beechworth Golden Horseshoes Easter Festival parade which makes its way down Ford Street to the delight of onlookers and varies each year to include everything from elephants to the local comical marching band. There are plenty of activities during this weekend with the popular Easter egg hunt and side shows popular amongst the children.
The Beechworth Celtic Festival is an annual event that takes place throughout the streets, pubs, halls and other venues in Beechworth. Each year the the Festival attracts thousands of people to town to enjoy the entertainment that spans an entire weekend in November. The Celtic Festival is a great day out for everyone with many free events, stages, street performances and community groups getting involved. There are also a number of ticketed events which offer value for money and ticket holders see some of Australia's finest musicians and performers. With marching bands, pipe bands, Celtic musicians, street performers, dancers, markets and food the Beechworth Celtic festival is weekend of fun for all.
Drive Back in Time is a popular annual Beechworth event held over two days each autumn. With polished chrome the proud owners present their vehicles in a static parade along Ford Street Beechworth in front of the Historic Precinct. There is also a steam display in the nearby Police Paddocks. The Beechworth Drive Back in Time weekend also includes a guided tour of the region by local enthusiasts. The weekend includes displays of cars, trucks and motor cycles as well as steam engines and other displays. There are various award categories and other informational displays on the day. The display to free to see and a great day out for both motoring enthusiasts and those enjoy a good family day out.
Advertising your business on www.Beechworth.com.au is the ideal way to get your message out to the local Beechworth community, day visitors and longer stay tourists. This is no ordinary advertising, this will help promote your business and Beechworth as a destination.
The primary business for all businesses based in Beechworth is 'Beechworth'. Promote Beechworth and all its attractions, shops, accommodations, sights, wineries, events, history and tours and every business in beechworth will see the benefits. Everyone that derives an income in Beechworth is dependant on succesfully marketing Beechworth. Choose not to promote Beechworth and people will go elsewhere.
Advertise your business on www.Beechworth.com.au and you are effectively advertising both Beechworth and your own business.
- Banner Position: Top right hand corner of website, see example on our Advertising Page. Banners appear in various categories that do no include other paid ads. Placements in categories within the history, attractions, things to do, community groups and events and festivals are all available. Banner is not included on the home page.
- Link: Banners are linked to individual business pages on Beechworth.com.au.
- Includes: 12 month Buisness page listing
- Note: Banner position may be shared with up to five other advertisers on a random rotating basis
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The following facts are proof of how many people visit and utilise our website and could be seeing your business and Beechworth as destination
In summary, for November 2009 (which is the lowest volume month of the year, the highest being April with an average 8829 hits per day).
| Monthly Statistics for November 2009 | ||
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| Total Hits | 152376 | |
| Total Files | 131802 | |
| Total Pages | 26826 | |
| Total Visits | 9437 | |
| Total KBytes | 2402823 | |
| Total Unique Sites | 4695 | |
| Total Unique URLs | 1915 | |
| Total Unique Referrers | 818 | |
| Total Unique User Agents | 583 | |
| . | Avg | Max |
| Hits per Hour | 211 | 1235 |
| Hits per Day | 5079 | 8433 |
| Files per Day | 4393 | 7404 |
| Pages per Day | 894 | 1505 |
| Visits per Day | 314 | 400 |
| KBytes per Day | 80094 | 134926 |
| Top 10 of 526 Total Entry Pages | |||||
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| # | Hits | Visits | URL | ||
| 1 | 2551 | 1.67% | 2010 | 21.68% | / |
| 2 | 454 | 0.30% | 336 | 3.62% | /festivals.htm |
| 3 | 865 | 0.57% | 176 | 1.90% | /accommodation.htm |
| 4 | 349 | 0.23% | 137 | 1.48% | /history.htm |
| 5 | 158 | 0.10% | 113 | 1.22% | /opera.htm |
| 6 | 322 | 0.21% | 105 | 1.13% | /visitorsguide.htm |
| 7 | 153 | 0.10% | 95 | 1.02% | /golddiscovery.htm |
| 8 | 137 | 0.09% | 94 | 1.01% | /railtrail.htm |
| 9 | 159 | 0.10% | 90 | 0.97% | /shopping.htm |
| 10 | 223 | 0.15% | 89 | 0.96% | /food.htm |
A portion of all advertising is invested in marketing www.Beechworth.com.au to ensure our 1st or 2nd ranking across most beechworth searches is maintained. If there is a search the website does not rank well for, and should, let us know and we will allocate some resources and time to it.
