ANOWINDRA PROUDLY DESCRIBES itself as the hot-air balloon capital of Australia. A combination of gentle breezes, excellent thermals and beautiful, undulating countryside make it ideal for the pastime of ballooning. Canowindra has an old-world charm, and it’s rich in both human and natural history. The award-winning Age of Fishes Museum, which has remarkable 360-million-year-old fish fossils on display, is one of the town’s major drawcards. Canowindra’s main thoroughfare, Gaskill Street, is a genuine time warp, a curiosity that still follows the winding route of the old bullock track. The street’s commercial, the 2003 American-Australian film , and episodes of the ABC TV series and .
