The lake and people
Current life in Lake Bolac district
Lake Bolac community
In 2018 the Lake Bolac Foreshore Committee and DELWP conducted a survey of the Lake Bolac community to determine how people use the lake and what they like about it. A follow up workshop highlighted challenges and prioritised aspirations for future actions around environmental, cultural and social themes.
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Lake Bolac Eel Festival
The Lake Bolac Eel Festival is on again in March 2021. Go to their site for more details http://www.eelfestival.org.au/about.html
Early European settlement
Early European settlers
Some of the earliest European settlers in rural Victoria wrote first-hand descriptions of the land and their experiences. One collection is in the book Letters from Victorian Pioneers, written as a tribute to Governor LaTrobe when he left the colony in 1853. The Fiery Creek and Lake Bolac areas are mentioned in letters from Alfed Thompson, Thos Chirnside and Colin Campbell.
Outing to Picnic Point, Lake Bolac, circa 1900.
