Getting to the start
Ballarat Railway Station, then Bus No. 26 toward Alfredton, alight at Victoria Park/Sturt Street stop
Official event page: take V/Line train to Ballarat, then Bus 26 from the railway station toward Alfredton; get off at the Victoria Park/Sturt Street stop, approx. 750m walk to the start/finish area.
Buses depart 8:18am and 9:38am. Alternative: continue by train to Wendouree Station for a 20-minute (1.7km) walk south through the Botanical Gardens to start/finish, or walk 3.8km directly from Ballarat Railway Station.
Parking: 'Prince of Wales Car Park, Lake Gardens' then walk ~300m; also street parking on Gillies Street North and off-street parking at The Prince of Wales Oval. Information stated plainly from the official event page.
Getting to the finish
Same as start (start/finish area near Lake Wendouree / Prince of Wales Park)
Start and finish are co-located; see start_note for access details.
Start shuttle
No dedicated event shuttle bus mentioned; the public V/Line-to-local-bus (Route 26) connection described above serves this purpose.
Transit card
Victoria's myki card covers both the V/Line train to Ballarat and the local Bus 26 connection needed to reach the start. Buy a myki (about AUD 6) online, by phone, or at a staffed V/Line station; mailed cards can take up to two weeks, so it is easier to get one at a station or load a Mobile myki in Google Wallet if you have an NFC Android phone.
Contactless bank cards (tap Visa/Mastercard) already work directly on V/Line and metro trains, but not yet on regional buses, so keep a physical or mobile myki for the Bus 26 leg.
