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Public Hall
The Public Hall offers the ideal venue for concerts, workshops and the Jamboree Dance. The hall is the Jamboree centre for the weekend, housing information, reception, ticket and merchandise sales.
Guildford Stables
The Stables operates as a winebar and restaurant. Grab a meal, a snack, a cup of coffee, or just sit outside and participate in one of the sessions which are sure to be happening most of the daylight and evening hours.
The Big Tree
The Big Tree is a large, well-preserved River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), located at the corner of Fryers Street and Ballarat Street. It is thought to be one of the largest in Victoria, with a height of 34 metres and circumference of 9.35 metres at the base. The tree is estimated to be between 500 and 1000 years old. If only it could speak, what stories it could tell!
The Big Tree is listed as a tree of State significance on the National Trust’s Register of Significant Trees of Victoria for its “outstanding size, curious fusion of branches, as an outstanding example of the species and as an important landmark.”
The National Trust regards its conservation as vital to the local community and the state as a whole. Already an ancient giant when the first white settlers arrived in the 1840s, the Big Tree has played an important part in the cultural and social life of the Guildford community. This wonderful tree survives as an important symbol and a link between our community and its traditional owners, the Dja Dja Wurrung people.
Guildford Family Hotel
Unfortunately, The Guildford Pub is closed and is expected to still be closed by the time of the festival. It is for sale, freehold.
Thus, unless there is a rapid change in circumstances, we will not have access to the pub, or the music hall, which is part of the pub premises. For this reason we are mounting a large marquee on the oval as an alternative venue.
Here you go, an opportunity! Complete, historic pub and music hall (1863), and gaol cell. Really, you couldn’t make this stuff up! Your people should talk to his people!
Guildford CFA
The local heroes!
Fire fighting and sausage sizzling.
If there are no fires, at least no big ones, you’ll get breakfast!
Tucker on Saturday and Sunday morning.