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. 😊

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

14 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it. I sure hope you do get to visit there.

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.

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

9 ай бұрын

I 100% agree, very sad that these places don’t exist anymore.

@robbot9877

8 ай бұрын

are you joking? these places weren't used for rest and recovery they were for experiments and torture.

Wow very massive place . I'm in love with it . Looks and feels very peaceful. It's ashamed that the government let it gone to waste .

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

Жыл бұрын

It is a beautiful place and well worth a visit to really feel it’s vibes. Thanks for watching

What a waste mate , You know it"s said that places like this are left to rot there must be something that it can be used for . 🤠😢

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

@Susan-md6nd

Жыл бұрын

I agree.

@Sweptundertherug

8 ай бұрын

Every family member could have their very own cell😂

I read where this was turned into a higher education centre. Now a wasted facility😡

I worked there for a contractor in the eighties. Very scary place.

Interesting to see. Lovely property,sad to see it just rot away unused. So much bed l need for housing and yet so many places sit abandoned. I only wish you could have gone inside. 😊

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

9 ай бұрын

The only way to access inside is to take a tour I believe . I’ll try me best when I’m the area next time to get some inside footage.

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?😅

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, yeah the crows got a bit vocal about my presence ✌🏻

great stuff mate i love seeing and hearing about abandoned institutions so much history. With13000 deaths does the place have its own cemetery?

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, the cemetery is west of there and at a guess about 3klm away. As far as I know that’s the only one nearby.

Cool mate very interesting 👍

Great video gotta love the troopy 🤠🐨🦘 extremely sad many lives gone 🙏🕯️😔 cheers Stephen from QLD 🤠

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and yes very sad. Thanks for watching

The grounds are well kept mowed and maintained to a point. Is it the local council that’s in charge of the estate?

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

2 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure it’s council that mows the grass, not much other maintenance happens there.

@joffa5555

2 жыл бұрын

Shame. Who ever ran the tour had to stop because of lead in paint. What a wank. It’s not like we walk around all the time wearing masks🙄🙄🙄

live next to a mental hospital & alarms go off regular , perhaps escape attempts or riots

I’ve been there so many times. Best are the 6 hour paranormal investigations. Love them.

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

11 ай бұрын

Definitely a very cool place

Rough calculations about 100 people a year died over its service lifetime.

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah 2 a week average for 130 years is quite amazing as far as deaths inside a facility is concerned.

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.

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

5 ай бұрын

Yes it can make people feel a bit uneasy, I definitely recommend having a look whilst it’s still possible. Thanks for watching

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

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

10 ай бұрын

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.

Surely there must be an on-site caretaker watchman or something. I have been through the jail (not as inmate) and it is bad enough.

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

10 ай бұрын

Doesn’t seem to be but there are signs from the local security company on some fences.

You'd have to climb out of the window to use your tiny balcony , I think the inmates had a hand in the asylums design

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

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

Жыл бұрын

Can’t change history though, only learn from it. I’m not sure on the current plans for it but it’s definitely a wasted asset.

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).

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

9 ай бұрын

Awesome, yeah j ward had a very particular kind of person to work there. Thanks for watching and the input 👍🏻

Mate you could have called in at number 6 room, i could have made you a cup of coffee🦉

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@deputycartman

2 жыл бұрын

Jim you never disappoint. 👍🏻

Beautiful buildings famous historical value.

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

3 күн бұрын

Definitely, thanks for watching

Hey mate worked there in 84/85 as a cleaner neil miller was my boss and someone last name govan was the king pin cheers dave simmons.

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

Ай бұрын

Good stuff Dave, thanks for watching.

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

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

8 ай бұрын

Wow that’s a blast from the past, the old Tarara made the best hamburgers back in the day.

@Rickybobby1340

8 ай бұрын

@@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide They sure did. I pulled in there one day, and it was gone, blew me away....

Makes the place feel even more creepy with the crows blaring in the background😢

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

9 ай бұрын

It definitely sounded eerie… thanks for watching

The more I of this I watch this joint seems a city in its own right.

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

10 ай бұрын

It pretty much was it’s own mostly self sufficient operation. Glad you enjoyed the vid

How did you manage to get onto the grounds? I was there on the weekend and it was fenced off 😢

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide would you get done for trespassing if I went to have a wander around there?

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Susan-md6nd

Жыл бұрын

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.

Is it for sale ,Great video Thanks Bloke

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

2 жыл бұрын

No idea what’s happening with it at moment, vic government are making noises about it currently.

@stevef.m.2188

2 жыл бұрын

@@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide It looks like a movie set

well its not completely abandoned, you can book a tour every sunday or wednesday and then theres ghost tours as well

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

4 ай бұрын

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.

So a non important question but at 6.27 there is an ice cream fridge with peters on it and its looks quite new. Anyone know why that is there?

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

3 ай бұрын

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

@lbozz7848

3 ай бұрын

Oh I see. Thankylu for that information. I wasnt aware that any of it was used after its closure

Can you just walk around the site. Im going to go.

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

Жыл бұрын

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.

If there was industry out there ,it could be used ,you can pay to tour it

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.

What State, is this in?

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

Жыл бұрын

Western Victoria

Bad case of deja ve, getting funny memories bout hm 🤔🤣🤔👍

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha

were is this located

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

6 ай бұрын

In Ararat, western Victoria

Which state is that?????

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

23 күн бұрын

In western Victoria

Anyone know why it was abandoned?

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

10 ай бұрын

Government decided to put all the patients /clients out into community housing and have carers work in the houses instead.

@chloeew4627

3 ай бұрын

The start of the downfall. woke Govts

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.

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

10 ай бұрын

Very good question that I don’t know the answer to.

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?

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

4 ай бұрын

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.

How many poor people who were held here against their will Discusting places

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

6 ай бұрын

Quite a lot at a guess

All the mental patients live on the central coast

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha quite possibly, there’s also plenty in various levels of government it seems. Thanks for watching

@peterm1826

Жыл бұрын

@@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide lol yeah I agree

Why explorers have to attached '' haunted ' every town or building. ?? Just explore and enjoy them so annoying at it interferes with the naration.

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

9 ай бұрын

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.

Boring

@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide

9 ай бұрын

Oh well can’t please everyone 😀