We had an afternoon stop in Mansfield – just time to have a quick look around. It is apparently a busy place all year round but more so in winter as it is the gateway to the Mount Buller ski fields.

The main street is centred by a grassed tree lined avenue where you can sit and enjoy the world.

The visitors centre let us know that the ‘Bald Archy Prize’ paintings are on display in the Arts Mansfield gallery so we took the opportunity to see the exhibition. Here are some photos but I have not given a discription of the works here as it would take forever; you may like to check out their website here for more details. My favourite was the Cameron Smith portrait.

https://baldarchy.com.au/2024-finalists

Bonnie Doon, about 20km from Mansfield, is a very small village on the banks of Lake Eildon and a good vantage point to see the lake. The water was so calm and the lake looked as though it was pretty full.

It would be nice to come back and explore a little more.