Toolleen: Wineries and regional discoveries

Toolleen puts a range of wine profiles in the spotlight through its wineries. Pook Road, a family-owned boutique winery, is located on the eastern slopes of Mt Pleasant. Wines produced by Pook Road include Heathcote Shiraz, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Sémillon and Cabernet. The selection may change. The different grape varieties give wine enthusiasts several styles to explore, rather than narrowing the area down to a single variety.

Wineries and wine profiles

At Heathcote II, Peder and Lionel take care of grape growing and winemaking themselves: they prune the vines by hand, hand-pick and press the grapes; they employ seasonal workers during harvest.

As of September 2026, Domaine Asmara produces a small selection of premium red and white wines. As of September 2026, Peregrine Ridge is a boutique winery specialising in handcrafted Shiraz and Sparkling Shiraz. Along with Pook Road’s wines and the described winemaking practices at Heathcote II, these offer a range of points of interest: when planning your trip, you could focus on wine profile and production methods, for example.

Heathcote II is located at 290 Cornella-Toolleen Road, and Peregrine Ridge at 404 Cornella-Toolleen Road. Domaine Asmara is also in Toolleen. These places add practical location details to the wine profiles.

Cellar doors and planning your visit

Tellurian Wines has a cellar door at 408 Tranter Road in Toolleen. It is open Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm. Opening hours were checked on 9 September 2026 and may change; check the hours again before your visit.

Barnadown Run is also in Toolleen. For a tasting of a particular red wine offered for sale, Barnadown Run recommends booking an appointment in advance; the cellar door is usually open. If you are planning this tasting, confirm the visiting arrangements directly. This keeps the special appointment recommendation for the red wine clearly distinct from the usual cellar door status.

More to explore in the wider Campaspe Shire

The wider Campaspe Shire destination offers other, distinct topics to explore. The Lockington & District Living Heritage Complex is a local history museum and resource centre with historical exhibits from the district. These include a shearing shed, a blacksmith’s shop, a dairy shed, a historic classroom, a PMG hut, a Masonic lodge, a restored tram, a pop-top caravan, locally built tractors and a steam wagon. The collection offers a tangible way to explore different aspects of regional history.

The Port of Echuca river port precinct includes the Discovery Centre, operated by Campaspe Shire Council, a museum and historic buildings. It also features equipment displays, demonstrations and rides on authentic paddle steamers; guided tours are also available in the historic precinct. In contrast to Toolleen’s wineries, the focus here is on river port history.

For a route through varied landscapes, the 19 km Waranga Rail Trail connects Rushworth with Murchison and passes Waranga Basin, bushland and farmland. The family-friendly Girgarre-Stanhope Rail Trail is 5 km long and connects Girgarre with Stanhope. The two routes therefore differ both in stated length and in their endpoints.

Whroo also offers a clear historical focus: the village was established in 1853 at the foot of Balaclava Hill, after more than 20,000 ounces of gold were discovered there. Today, Whroo is a ghost town with walking trails and a picnic area. The wider Campaspe Shire brings together museum collections, river port history, trails and a place with a gold-mining past.

If you are also planning experiences elsewhere in the wider Campaspe Shire, take them into account when choosing your accommodation base.

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