Mildura riverfront-Irymple-Red Cliffs – Touring itinerary

Arm yourself with the right information - start your day of touring the region by car at the Mildura Visitor Information and Booking Centre.

Riverfront attractions

First stop is at the Mildura Fun Centre/Putt Putt Golf on Orange Avenue, near the corner of Seventh Street, where you can enjoy a game of putt putt golf, the latest arcade games and more. Sun City Rollerama is nearby and a great place for kids' entertainment.

Hop back into the car and head north along Cureton Avenue, then turn left at the roundabout onto Cowra Avenue where you will find the local horse racing club, the ski club a little further along, and the Riverside Golf Club. Pass Bruces Bend and turn right, then continue along Irymple Avenue and turn left into Cureton Avenue. Approximately 2 kilometres along is Woodsie's Gem Shop, where you can see gemstone cutting and grinding displays, as well as Aladdin's cave, a large garden maze and refreshments in the Cave Inn.

Continue your tour along Cureton Avenue to King's Billabong Lookout and nearby Psyche Bend Pumping Station, the oldest pump configuration of its type in the world.

Visit Irymple

Head back to connect with Fifteenth Street, which becomes the Calder Highway, and head south to the Irymple township. Stop off at Neqtar Winery where the cellar door offers tastings of the affordable, quality wines. Continue along the Calder Highway to Red Cliffs, a lovely town which was a soldier settlement established after WWI.

Red Cliffs history

As you enter Red Cliffs, look out for the old Red Cliffs Railway Station that is opposite Big Lizzie, the famous traction engine that was brought to Mildura in 1917. Big Lizzie was commissioned in 1920 to clear the dense mallee in Red Cliffs.

Continue beyond Red Cliffs (towards Ouyen) to the Red Cliffs Steam Train and Station, where you can jump on board and go for a ride on an historic steam train on the first Sunday of the month.

Sample local wine

Nearby Nursery Ridge Estate Winery is a fantastic boutique winery that offers cellar door tastings and sales. Drop in and taste some of their wines.

Lindeman's Winery is located in a picturesque setting and is a great place to relax and enjoy a meal in the garden.

Red Cliffs shops and galleries

Turn around and head back towards Red Cliffs and turn right into Indi Avenue to the main shopping area of Red Cliffs. Cross the channel into Nursery Ridge Road, and turn right into Ovens Avenue to call in at the Carringbush Glass Gallery to appreciate the beauty and skill of handcrafted leadlight and kiln-formed glass pieces.

Natural landmarks

Head back out to Nursery Ridge Road and turn left into Woomera Avenue to the Gully Car Park, a great place to stop and take a walk down to the riverfront to see the majestic Red Cliffs, after which the township got its name.

Water management

Return to Woomera Avenue and turn off to the Lookout and the Red Cliffs Water Treatment Plant and Pumping Station which houses the largest irrigation pump in the Southern Hemisphere.

Return to Mildura.