Summertime in Nagambie!
Happy Summer and what glorious weather it has been! Beutiful sunny days and warm nights, perfect summer weather for enjoying the lake.
Coming up is Australia Day, the NOW Festival and Tahbilk's Easter Fiesta - plenty to see and do!
Make sure you check out WHERE TO STAY - we have some new holiday accommodation listings - perfect for those who need some last minute accommodation! 
FIND ALL LOCAL EVENTS @ www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au
What's on?
For a full list of events please click HERE
Australia Day Celebrations
Thurs 26 January 2012:
5 - 7pm @ Senior Citizens Building
Everyone is invited along to a family dance from 5pm with the Belly Regan Bush Band. Award nominations commence at 5pm.
Best Aussie attire competition - prizes for best bloke, sheila and ankle-biters.
Scouts are providing a sausage sizzle and Lions Club will be serving tea and coffee. Free lolly bags for kids.
For more details contact Rhonda on 0408 349 505
Nagambie Lakes Markets
Sat 4th Feb 2012:
8.30am - 1pm @ Blaney Reserve
CLICK HERE FOR WEBSITE: Nagambie Lakes Markets
NOW FESTIVAL
Sat 3rd March 2012:
Stay tuned for details but SAVE THIS DATE! FLYER
CLICK HERE FOR WEBSITE: NOW Festival
TAHBILK EASTER FIESTA
Sat 14 & 15 April 2012:
10am both days @ Tahbilk Winery
Everything to do with a chocoholics delight!
For the big kids, all weekend we will be matching our Cellar Door aged and current wines to gourmet chocolates. Then on Sunday at 11am, for the little kids, there will be an Easter egg treasure hunt in the beautiful winery gardens - a post Easter treat not to be missed!
You will need to register your children for the hunt. Call Kate Anderson at the Winery (03) 57 942 555 or email groupvisits@tahbilk.com.au : Registration $2.00 or $5.00 with a basket!
NAGAMBIE PENTAQUE COMPETITION
Sat 21 April 2012:
10am - 4pm @ Buckley Park
Nagambie is holding their inaugural Buckley Park triples social Petanque competition. Come and join in the fun.
Call Claire Sampson on 0412316630 or email her on: csampson@lexicon.net
About Us
Jump in your car or hop on the train or bus because Nagambie is a region of wine, waterways, wetlands and wildlife only 90 minutes from Melbourne (map) and only 40mins from Shepparton.
Bus/Train timetables: Melbourne-Shepparton-Seymour-Echuca-Bendigo-Geelong
At its heart, the township of Nagambie offers a huge range of outdoor activities (both on and off the lake!) and is host to regular rowing regattas including the prestigious "Head of the River". If you're looking for a day trip, weekend escape, event location or tree change: here it is!
There's just so much to do in the region. Hire a canoe or tinnie and travel along the majestic Goulburn River, with its abundant bird life, native plants & animals.
Take a trip in the river boat between Mitchelton and the historic Tahbilk wineries.
Stay at one of the many accommodation houses, motels, resorts, B&Bs and leisure parks or find a peaceful camping spot. Not to mention all the fishing, skiing, rowing, sailing, boating and splashing?!
If you'd rather stay dry, there's a huge range of cellar doors and fabulous gourmet cafes and restaurants to visit. Or perhaps a drive or bike ride through neighbouring Longwood and Avenel and up into the Strathbogie Ranges, fossicking around the antique & produce stores, gem stone & art galleries, museums and markets. Maybe a picnic at the old Whroo gold fields and a tour of the local historic bridges and Goulburn Weir.
For those seeking a bit more action there's skydiving, four wheel driving, dirt bike riding and 'crash and bash' nights at the Nagambie Speedway and don't forget the golf courses, tennis courts, bowls and croquet clubs. And if you just want to unwind well it doesn't get much better than a massage or spa treatment followed by a glass of delicious local wine while watching the sunset over the lake.
This is the life...
A Brief History of Nagambie
Nagambie is a small, growing town of around 1900 people, situated at the southern end of the Goulburn Valley, 123 km north of Melbourne on the Goulburn Valley Highway, between Seymour and Shepparton, and 130 metres above sea-level.
The townscape is dominated by picturesque Lake Nagambie which lies beside the main street. The area is given over to vineyards, cereal, sheep, cattle, horse studs and tourism.
It has been claimed that one of the Natrakboolok, Ngooraialum or Thagungwurung Aboriginal tribes occupied the land around what became Nagambie. The first white men in the district belonged to the party of explorer Thomas Mitchell which crossed the Goulburn River just to the south-west at what became Mitchellstown.
Overlanders followed in his footsteps and therefore used the same river crossing, as did the postman on the mail route from Melbourne to Sydney, established in 1838. It was at this crossing that John Clark built the first licensed inn outside of Melbourne in the territory that would later become Victoria. That same year Mitchellstown became the first inland town site in Victoria to be surveyed (though it never developed) and it was here that the survivors of the massacre at Benalla arrived, also in 1838.
An Aboriginal Protectorate was briefly established at Mitchellstown in 1839 but was moved the following year to what is now Murchison. The land on which the town would develop was taken up as a squatting run in 1845 by Hugh Glass and John Purcell. Chateau Tahbilk was established in 1860 on a part of this run with the help of French vigneron Ludovic Marie who was also instrumental to the genesis of Murchison. A hotel, church and blacksmith were set up to cater for the through-traffic of teamsters journeying along the river system to Adelaide.
Hugh Glass had the township surveyed in 1868 by Marie. Land sales proceeded in 1870 and it was proclaimed as the private town of 'Nagambie' in 1872, said to be derived from a local Aboriginal word meaning 'lagoon'.
When floods killed off the mine at Graytown in 1870 many businesses relocated to Nagambie. However, the arrival of the railway in 1880 had a detrimental effect when Nagambie lost the coach and teamster.
NAGAMBIE ON WATER FESTIVAL 2012
SATURDAY 3RD MARCH - AT BUCKLEY PARK & BLANEY RESERVE
Our annual festival is on again and this year it is jam packed into ONE day! Join us in celebrating our beautiful Lake, our wineries and horse studs. This year you must be a part of the Park to Pub Swim, the Walk on Water or soak up the Hooves & Harvest Celebration. Grape Stomping, Jumping Castle, the Lakeside Market, Wine Tasting, Live Music, Kids Activities and much much more!
MORE DETAILS: www.nagambieonwater.com.au
Nagambie Lakes Community Markets
FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH 8am - 1pm
A great day out for the whole family - have you been here yet?
Held on the first Saturday of each month this growing community market is a great way to meet friends and give the kids something to do while you browse the many stalls and take in the fantasticviews across the lake.
There are regular children's activities, live music, coffee carts, fresh produce,plants, cakes, sausage sizzles, artists, wellbeing practioners and quality collectables.
Come and have a yarn with the locals and support the locals and support the locals and support the community services.
Additional details contact Julie on 0408 602 84
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE TO READ MORE: www.nagambiemarkets.com
DATES:
Sat 4 Feb - Sat 3 March - Sat 7 April - Sat 5 May - Sat 2 June -
Sat 7 July - Sat 4 August - Sat 1 Sept - Sat 6 Oct - Sat 3 Nov -
Sat 1 Dec
What Our Visitors are saying about the region:
'A drive around this river-bound region reveals tasty pockets of produce and history', writes Sandy Guy (read more)
A travellers historic journey with Patricia Maunder! The perfect way to enjoy a day travelling around the region. (read more)
Or see what all our visitors are saying on Trip Advisor.
Visiting the Region and want to find a Service:
If you're a local, visitor or business around the area you have to make sure you use this website! This is the perfect great place for locals and tourists alike to get hold of great discounts around the area.
The easiest way to find an electrician, hairdresser, clothes, eateries and much more, all at the click of your finger!
Our very own shop local program continues - you have to be in it to win it so come and purchase from our local traders for your chance to win! Entry forms at all local traders in town.
Important Updates
Boat Launching Fees 2010/11 : HERE
Permits available at the Regatta Centre all year round or 320 High St, during the summer season boat ramp passes can also be purchased at the Boating Safety Office on weekends & public holidays from October til Easter, located at the Regatta Centre, Loddings Lane, Nagambie.
Day Permit $9.00
Annual Permit $65 (resident)/$110 (non resident) FORM HERE
Mud ramp facilities
Suitable for small hand launched boats/punts are located beside the McNamara's Point Public Boat Ramp as well as at Turner's Island and Major's Creek. Ask at the Visitor Information Centre.
Camping
Majors Creek Reserve, off Wattlevale Rd, Nagambie. This site has no formal amenities. The Nagambie Lakes Leisure Park & Nagambie Caravan Park provide camping facilities with full amenities.
Frequently Asked questions about the lake: HERE
Online Regional Booking Service (CHECK IT OUT!)
Lake Closures and Regatta event information: HERE
Check out our Buckley Park Mural!
An easy walk from the town centre we think you should come and see our mural. Designed by Local Artist Rosa Purbrick, it's a bright delight for the eyes...and there's plenty of space for the kids to run around too!
