State Coal Mine
462 Reviews
- Tuesday10 AM–4 PM
- Wednesday10 AM–4 PM
- Thursday10 AM–4 PM
- Friday10 AM–4 PM
- Saturday10 AM–4 PM
- Sunday10 AM–4 PM
- Monday10 AM–4 PM
About the Business
State Coal Mine |
Contacts
Call Us
0384272118
Garden St, Wonthaggi VIC 3995
Hours
- Tuesday10 AM–4 PM
- Wednesday10 AM–4 PM
- Thursday10 AM–4 PM
- Friday10 AM–4 PM
- Saturday10 AM–4 PM
- Sunday10 AM–4 PM
- Monday10 AM–4 PM
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Toilets
- Good for kids
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Restaurant
Recommended Reviews
Jimmy Gu
15.10.2023
State Coal Mine
Very nice staff, great coffee, huge park enjoys almost same size as Sovereign Hill but way much quiet and peaceful.The only pity is underground tours currently unavailable, and the sliding door is too heavy for someone who's not quite familiar with this place.Handsome and friendly Samson - the pony.Worth a drive from Melbourne.
Krishan Kulasinghe
30.09.2023
State Coal Mine
Definitely a place to visit from Phillip Island or the south eastern suburbs and its FREE. You can spend an hour here looking around and learning about the coal mining history in Victoria. Think of this as a smaller scale Ballarat. You can also take dogs inside the buildings.
Jignesh Patel
16.09.2023
State Coal Mine
Easily worth more than 5 stars. Starting with a visitor centre just next to the parking, it's so large and interesting, you can easily spend two hours. Within the visitor centre, there is a cafe, a large model of the coal mine and a theatre room showing a short 15 minute film featuring the history of the mine.From the visitor centre, you can start a tour (guided tours were not available in December 2022, so self tour but that was more fun than a guided tour) of the place. There are museums, smith shop, coal trains, fire facility etc. It's entirely free. There are toilets just outside the visitor centre.
luke Offroad_Crusades
07.08.2023
State Coal Mine
We enjoyed our time learning about the coal mines! Staff were very friendly. Hopefully next time the underground tour is available
Nanny Moo
29.07.2023
State Coal Mine
What a surprise, lots more to see than I expected, lots of history on the local mining, great for a day out, take a picnic, or eat in at cafe, open 10 to 4pm, to see it all you would probably need that time, very interesting, will return to do the actual mine.....
Kim T
23.07.2023
State Coal Mine
What a way to learn about the history of Wonthaggi!The site has been well looked after by the lovely volunteers and staff, with so much to look at and explore.We spent over an hour, looking at places like steam train, blacksmith's hut, museum that showed the lives of the coal miners and their families, the token hut, which displayed the names and tokens of those coal miners who once worked at the site.We were very appreciative to have learned about the history in such an interactive, engaging way.Unfortunately the café was closed, but there were a few snack options in the visitor centre.Definitely worth stopping over while in Wonthaggi!
Hel Cheeky
22.07.2023
State Coal Mine
A great place to visit. Very educational. Gives great insight to the life of a coal miner. The grounds and gardens are spectacular. It is well worth a visit. It's free to enter and you can go at your own pace or go on a guided tour. There is a cafe on site and plenty of parking available.
chidogg93
21.07.2023
State Coal Mine
Lovely museum! Spent and hour and half in the above ground section. Thank you too all those that preserved and added items to the museum. This bit of history it is well kept.Will come back to visit the underground section when maintenance jobs are complete.Well done again!
o y
21.07.2023
State Coal Mine
Well maintained State Coal Mine centre. It's definitely worth visiting with kids. Joined a free guided tour.
Jaime Ortiz
11.07.2023
State Coal Mine
Great to step back in time and see how it was for the coal miners.Staff were awesome and knowledgeable.Educational and well presented establishment.
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Garden St, Wonthaggi VIC 3995
State Coal Mine