So many genuine homeless peaple you think they could start something most of it looks very good besides its history some good could come out of its past
in the olden times there were sanatoriums where people could go to rest, recover from nervous breakdowns, and so on. Today there is nothing. There is a complete shift away from “care” to chemical handcuffs and sent home. What a sad world it is for some unfortunate souls.
Interesting to see. Lovely property, sad to see it just rot away unused. So much need for housing and yet so many places sit abandoned. I only wish you could have gone inside. 😊
It’s been vacant almost 20 years, some prison/police dog training done there and one of the workshops used by nmit. But basically a wasted place, the vic gov are currently making some noises about it. Be interesting to see what happens.
Thank you so much for posting (sorry, I just found this). I have family history in Ararat. My Dad grew up there with his grandparents, who owned a local sawmill. I have visited and found their grave in the local cemetery. Along with my grandfather, who passed when my Dad was 4 years old, in a motorcycle accident. Aradale has always fascinated me , and I hope to visit one day. 😊
Thank you, that was very interesting. I love looking through old buildings. Your drone footage was great! The Crows did not like you snooping around their nest site did they?😅
wow it's huge...what are they going to do with it ? I'd turn it a school for Agriculture n fill it up with students...it's really gorgeous but with a dark history that needs to be overwritten
mental asylum yes in the day, the forensic prison was located elsewhere, but 13,000 deaths is wrong. The site is also under a heritage protection. Like most purpose built facilities the place cannot easily be converted to other functions. Ararat resident
Hi Mike, there was a forensic prison built on site there as shown. Not j ward but this one was definitely used and later became part of a female prison. I remember when the SOG did some training there as it was the same time they parked the police helicopter on our property for overnight security instead of having it under guard on Alexandra oval . As for the deaths that’s the figure quoted by many sites over its 130 years of operation. When growing up in Ararat everyone’s parents basically worked at Aradale or j ward, the prison, the railways or brucks. They were good times.
WHY CAN'T THE GOVERNMEMT CHANGE IT AND USE IT AS A RECOVERY CENTRE FOR JUVENILES IREFERRED THERE FROM THE COURTS. WITH THE ON SITE FACILITIES OF MARKET GARDENS, ETC, THE JUVENILES CAN LEARN SKILLS WHICH WOULD MAKE THEM "JOB READY" WHEN THEIR TIME THERE IS OVER. Alternatively, why not modify it and make a place for the homeless, or as an age-care facility? C'mon Government public servants, where is your creativity?
Because in todays silly times that would be considered “wrong” by the vocal minority that seems to push their ideals on everyone else and a government that gives in them as they are only worried about the next election and their pay cheque not the future of the country.
I worked a couple of weeks in Aradale when it was still open in the 80's when I was a student nurse. We also toured J Ward when it was open but weren't allowed to do any shifts in there (too dangerous).
Hi there, the bulk of the site yes you can. The larger central part is fenced off but they do run tours there if you want to get right inside the building parts and through the old morgue etc. well worth a look around. Enjoy your trip.
I forgot: who pays the rates and whom to? Now if we knew that we would have some idea where this joint is going; not to an about to go broke developer or shonky builder I hope.
Local knowledge of the easy way 😉. I grew up near ararat and we used to go hangout there just after it was closed down. Was a cool spot as teenagers to go look through it back then.
@@jameschadderton8592 there's areas you'd be fine to walk around, just don't go through the fenced in areas. Inside those is where they do organized group tours.
The size of the place is enormous. It could be made into a nice town. Wonder if this was one facility, Kennett shut down? I have family in Nhill, and went on holidays there, but never heard or seen this place. Must have been 100's housed there.
If the government ever hints that they may do something, buy a house there as this joint would create much employment. Houses in Ararat are not expensive. It isn’t the end of the world just sounds that way. Great Chinese museum there, this was the town that many Chinese walked overland from Port Fairy (I think) to join the gold rush. The government would not let them dock in Melbourne. Now I think back they may have docked in SA. A lot of history here.
This place has a really disturbing feel about it, even just watching your video. If I'm over that way I'll certainly have a look. Thanks for the video.
That is in the section that was rebuilt into a prison in the late 90’s, it was built to be a high security section but from memory it mainly served as a women’s prison , later to be only used for training purposes by police and prison security I believe. So I dare say it’s a remnant from that era . Thanks for watching
Umm have you done any research on this place ? Where there are also “ghost” tours that run a few times a week and it’s reported as the most haunted place in Australia, that’s why. Hope you enjoyed the place.
Yes as you will see in the comments, there are tours that are operated by business that’s not from the town , I much preferred to go with friends back when it first closed down, late at night always made it a fun time.
I used to see that place from the Tarara Roadhouse when I used to stop there in the 80s running Melb-Perth Xpress, and I remember how creepy it looked at dusk, gave me the shivers lol
