Bumps at night in Ballarat

Friday and Saturday nights in Ballarat can be absolutely ghastly. Geoffrey Butler sets off at 8 pm, leading visitors on a spinechilling historic wander embellished with tales of the unusual and things that go bump in the night.

For $A25 ($32) on Ghastly Tours Ballarat Ghost you will see the town's historic Lydiard St, visit the Old Gaol in darkness, then get acquainted with the theatre's resident ghost, Gloria. There's even a seance dramatisation from the time of Queen Victoria, which Butler believes could well change the minds of sceptics.

Contact: Telephone (00613) 5336 1966, or 0417 468 731. Bookings essential.