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Eureka Centre Ballarat: The Stockade, the Flag and Australian Democracy
The Eureka Centre Ballarat on Eureka Street in Ballarat East commemorates the Eureka Stockade of December 1854, widely regarded as a defining moment in Australian democratic history. The centre displays the original Eureka Flag, on long-term loan from the Art Gallery of Ballarat since 2013, alongside an exhibition about the events of the stockade and their legacy. The gallery owns the flag but does not display it. The site of the original stockade is marked by commemorative structures and is free to visit. The Eureka Centre and museum carry an entry fee; the outdoor site and interpretive signage are free. The area is a short walk or drive from the Ballarat CBD and Sovereign Hill.
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Eureka Stockade Site
The site of the 1854 miners' uprising, one of the defining events in Australian democratic history, marked by the Eureka Stockade Memorial Park and the Eureka Centre Ballarat.
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The Eureka Flag
The original Eureka Flag, raised by the rebel miners in 1854, is displayed at the Eureka Centre on long-term loan from the Art Gallery of Ballarat, which owns the surviving fragments.
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Eureka Stockade Walking Tour
A self-guided heritage walk through the Ballarat East streets where the Eureka rebellion unfolded, with interpretive panels and the monument at the original stockade site.
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Sovereign Hill, Eureka Skies Under Siege Show
A nighttime sound and light show at Sovereign Hill re-enacting the Battle of Eureka Stockade with a cast of actors and spectacular pyrotechnics.
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Blood on the Southern Cross (Sovereign Hill)
An immersive indoor sound-and-light experience within the AURA precinct at Sovereign Hill, telling the story of the Eureka rebellion in a theatrical format.
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