Rochester Victoria, nestled on the banks of the meandering Campaspe River, Rochester stands as the gateway to the mighty Murray River region. The natural beauty of a town intersected by water is enhanced by Rochester’s well-maintained parks and landscaping, providing the perfect atmosphere to slow down and enjoy life’s simple pleasures.
As the birthplace to one of Australia’s finest cyclists, Sir Hubert Opperman, Rochester boasts a wide range of sporting and leisure activities, including a scenic river track, two golf courses, multiple tennis courts, an Olympic standard swimming pool (open during the summer months) and a state recognized bowling green. In addition to several netball courts and football ovals that have been the home of many exciting sporting matches over the years, Rochester has a proud history, with attractive older buildings being faithfully restored. Visitors are encouraged to learn more about the town’s history by following the local historical plaque trail or visiting the impressive Rochester Sports Museum is currently closed and will be until September/October. The Rochester Historical Society has an enormous amount of history there and who knows maybe even some locals will go there if they know when it is open. Visitors are encouraged to learn more about the town’s history by following the historical plaque trail or visiting the Rochester Historical Society (open Wed & Fri 9am – 12pm) finish with a bite to eat at one of the town’s many hotels, cafes and bakery.
Rochester is a town that is just big enough to have everything you need, while being small enough for people to really value a warm g’day, It is the perfect place to stop and… live like a local.
Everything at your doorstep
With a supermarket, bakery, butcher, specialty chicken shop, along with hotels and cafes, Rochester has all of our foodie needs covered. There is a newsagency and post office to keep us in touch, a chemist, hospital and two medical practices to keep us in good health and a laundromat, florist, beauty salon and hairdressers to keep us feeling our best. And the best bit? All services are within easy walking distance of each other.
So good you’ll want to live here…
Rochester is a wonderful place to live no matter what stage of life you are at. For young families there is the option of a long daycare program, kindergarten, two primary schools and a high school. Ready to retire you say? What better place than a friendly town with multiple leisure options, award winning health care providers and essential facilities all within close proximity of the town centre. Rochester is a two hour drive from Melbourne Airport, 45 minutes from Shepparton and Bendigo, and just 25 minutes from popular tourist destination, Echuca. Public transport is also readily available with the Melbourne to Echuca train line running passenger services daily.
Rochester: the small town that encourages everyone to Live Like a Local.
Rochester Motel – 24 Echuca Road, Rochester – 5484 1077
Rochester Wine Tavern – 49 Moore St, Rochester – 54 84 3887
Rochester Riverside Holiday Park – Church St, Rochester – 03 54 841622
Meg’s Place B&B – 82-84 High Street, Rochester- 0417 711 633
The Rochester Town Market is held on the fourth Saturday of the month at the Shire Hall/ Skate Park https://www.facebook.com/rochestertownmarket/
More than 500 people visited Rochester in March for the Annual Mural Festival. The festival first ran in 2014…… APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR 2019 – The theme for 2019 is Our Country Life. All artists who are interested in painting a mural in the 2019 Rochester Mural Festival are invited to apply! Applications have been emailed […]
Jimmy DVate Rochester silo artist Jimmy DVate’s abundant talent has seen him travel the world. Born in Malvern and educated at Monash University his art has seen him work in just about every state of Australia with stints as far away as London and Los Angeles.In the past 10 years he has had two successful […]
