Things to do in The Murray River
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La Vita
A sparkling Italian place with a great atrium and award-winning dishes.
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Red Gum Works
At Red Gum Works you can watch wood turners and blacksmiths at work with traditional equipment, and purchase red-gum products.
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Oscar W's Wharfside
The glorious location in the old port area with a terrace overlooking the Murray is unbeatable, but Oscar's really delivers with its food and service.
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Atheneum Museum
Atheneum Museum is housed in the former town hall (1866).
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Lake View Homestead
Lake View Homestead was built in 1870 and overlooks Lake Anderson. It was the home of Henry Handel (Florence Ethel) Richardson, who wrote about life here in the book Ultima Thule (1929), the third part of her trilogy The Fortunes of Richard Mahony (1930).
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Mt Pilot Trail Rides
When you’ve explored the town, check out the surrounding countryside on a friendly horse with Mt Pilot Trail Rides.
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Star Hotel/Theatre
Star Hotel/Theatre was once the centrepiece of Chiltern’s social and cultural life. The grapevine in the courtyard is in the Guinness World Records as the largest in the southern hemisphere – you can sneak a peek down the laneway at the side.
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Apex Beach
About 3km northwest of the centre, this is a popular swimming and picnic spot with a sandy beach on the Murray. There's a good walking and cycling track from here to the Old Mildura Homestead.
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Dom's Nightclub
The upstairs club at Dom's – in the heart of Feast Street – attracts the after-pub crowd on a Saturday night for music and dancing.
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O'Malley's
This Irish pub does hearty counter meals (beef and Guinness pie, lamb shanks etc) and packs them in for cheap lunches daily and half-price dinners on Wednesday (before 7pm).
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Pizza Café at the Grand
For simple, inexpensive but stylish family dining – with all the atmosphere of the Grand Hotel dining strip – Pizza Café is perfect. The wood-fired pizzas hit the spot but there's a supporting cast of salads, pastas and chicken dishes.
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PV Mundoo
The newest riverboat has an evening dinner cruise every Thursday from 7pm.
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Rio Vista & Mildura Arts Centre
Chaffey's grand homestead, the historic Queen Ann–style Rio Vista, has been beautifully preserved and restored with each room set up as a series of historical displays depicting colonial life in the 19th century, with period furnishings, costumes, photos and a collection of letters and memorabilia.
In the same complex, the Mildura Arts Centre and theatre was closed for major redevelopment at the time of writing and due to reopen late in 2011.
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Sandbar
On a balmy evening locals flock to the fabulous beer garden at the back of this lounge bar in an art-deco corner building. Local, national, original and mainstream bands play in the front bar on Thursday to Sunday nights.
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Shamrock Hotel
The popular and friendly Shamrock is the place for Guinness, live music on weekends and cheap pub food.
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Spoons Riverview Café
The riverside location alone is enough to lure you to this licensed cafe with its big timber deck overlooking the Marraboor River and Pioneer Settlement; there's a provedore deli selling fresh produce and gourmet hampers.
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Star Hotel & Wine Bar
The historic 'Star Bar' is still one of the liveliest places in town for a meal or drink, especially on weekends when live music plays. Full cooked breakfasts and reasonably priced lunches of calamari or chicken parma are available.
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Stefano's Café Bakery
Fresh bread baked daily, Calabrese eggs, pastries and, of course, good coffee – Stefano's casual daytime cafe and bakery keeps things fresh and simple. Also a foodstore and wine cellar door.
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Tuileries Cafe
The bright cafe at Tuileries serves excellent-value lunches of panini, fish and chips or pasta. In the evening, Tony's Italian Café offers pizza, pasta and risotto.
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Buller Wines
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Cofield
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High Country Rail Trail
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Morris
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Murray Downs Resort
Murray Downs Resort is 5km east of the town in NSW, but is regarded as a Swan Hill club and boasts one of the finest public resort golf courses in Victoria.
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Murray Esplanade Cellars
There are free tastings of local wines at Murray Esplanade Cellars.
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