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As the main sponsor of the Bendigo Easter Festival, we have lots of fun activities on offer, including gold panning, a photo scavenger hunt, exploring one of our underground refuge chambers and on Sunday you can get up close to one of our GIANT ore trucks.

With lots of great prizes up for grabs you won't want to miss visiting our stand!

Also be sure to look out for us in the Torchlight Procession on Sunday night and Easter Gala Parade on Monday!

Goldpanning

Come and try panning for gold with Agnico Eagle Fosterville and see if you can strike it rich! 

Then have a look inside a Mine Refuge Chamber which is used underground in case of emergencies.

When: Friday 15 April – Monday 18 April from 10am-5pm 

Where: The Agnico Eagle Fosterville stand in Rosalind Park 

Photo Scavenger Hunt competition

Enter Agnico Eagle Fosterville’s Photo Scavenger Hunt during the Easter Weekend and get in line to win some fun mining Lego sets! Take 5 selfies in front of 5 different Bendigo icons – all located within Rosalind Park – to earn an entry into the draw. 

When: Friday 15 April – Monday 18 April from 10am-5pm 

For entry details: Go to the Agnico Eagle Fosterville stand in Rosalind Park

See a GIANT Ore Truck

Have a close-up look at one of Agnico Eagle Fosterville’s ore trucks which carries 60 tonnes of ore from underground each trip!

When: Sunday 17 April from 10am-3pm 

Where: The QEO Car Park behind the Bendigo Art Gallery