Lake Bolac, after which the town is named, is popular for yachting, windsurfing and and angling on the trail of the eels, trout, yellow-belly, redfin and perch. The spectacular Grampians National Park is 60km to the north.
Location: 100 km west of Ballarat on the Glenelg Highway and 211 km north-west of Melbourne Map
Origin of name: takes it name from the adjoining, 1460ha, freshwater lake, It is the Aboriginal name for the lake.
Brief history: the town came into existence in the 1850s. 'Narrapumulap', a gracious and beautiful French Gothic homestead, was built 1873-1878.
Natural features: Lake Bolac; Whites Lake; Alexanders Lake; Mount Hamilton; Nerrin Nerrin Swamp; Egans Hill
Built features: towns of Wickliffe, Willaura
Heritage features: Aboriginal fish traps and middens on the shores of Lake Bolac ; Willaura Hotel; Lake Bolac Hotel (1862); 'Narrapumulap' homestead (1873-1878)