The annual swap festival of Ballarat is one of the great collecting events in Australia. The festival is held in the airfield near the city. During the two days of the festival, old cars and spare parts are presents for sale or swap side by side with old home stuff.
The surrealistic view of the mass of old cars leaves the visitors speechless.
The two days event attracts hundred of presenters and thousands of visitors every year.
IMPORTANT: Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
before making any travel arrangements.
Visitor Information Centre The Eureka Centre Cnr Rodier & Eureka St, Ballarat. Phone: +61 1800 44 66 33 Fax: +61 (0)3 53 205736
Admission fee:
Various
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background and overview:
Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name of Great Britain. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. In recent decades, Australia has transformed itself into an internationally competitive, advanced market economy. It boasted one of the OECD's fastest growing economies during the 1990s, a performance due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980s. Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef.
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