This list contains some of the more popular haunted sites in Victoria, this list has been compiled from several resources on the internet, in newspapers, and from television documentaries. These sites have not been confirmed by Paranormal Research Australia.
- Bendigo – Fortuna Villa – George Lansell can be seen sometimes around dusk, gazing over the villa. Around the third-floor staircase, the caretaker and numerous other staff have seen a maid that Lansell allegedly had an affair with. George Lansell’s wife has been seen in a bathtub by the staff. The security guards have seen barrels being pushed down the hill and lights in the windows (the villa was also the site of a mapping facility for the Australia Armed Forces). The caretaker hired paranormal investigators to stay the night at Fortuna. While they were there, the lights went on and off multiple times. The caretaker asked George Lansell to turn on the lights, and the flickering stopped.
- Melbourne – Ballam Park Homestead – In 1853, people lived in the homestead, which was sold to another family and sold many more times with lots and lots of people dying there. A couple were having their wedding pictures taken at the homestead (they were the only people there plus the photographer), and when the photos were developed, you could see a little girl in the window on the second floor. Tours of the house are on from 2PM-5PM every weekend.
- Melbourne – Bundoora – La Rundel Mental Asylum – Banging noises are heard from the outside of hospital. Also, the sounds of music boxes and babies crying are heard around the area. An eerie coldness is felt.
- Melbourne – Casselden Place – Noises heard, exercise equipment running by themselves, doors shaking, and cold spots in some levels. The block that Casselden Place was built on was the red-light district in the 1900s. For more information on the excavation, please go to – Casselden Place ExcavationCasselden Place – About the Dig
- Melbourne – Daisys – A pub located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a previous female owner.
- Melbourne – Greenvale – It’s an old mental hospital out in the bush. It’s a fair walk, but it’s said that it is still haunted by its prisoners. It is currently guarded by patrol cars and security. But for those who are willing to make the trip, it is worthwhile. But beware and get ready to run, because you will be chased. The building is surrounded by aboriginal grounds.
- Melbourne – Kew Mental Asylum – “Willsmere” – Noises have been heard by people living in three story houses, hearing noises from the levels above. There are also sightings of ghosts waking people up in the night, standing at the ends of their beds.
- Melbourne – Luna Park – Over fifty years ago, a crazy joker ghost terrorized people on rides and threw things.
- Melbourne – Methodist Ladies’ College – When MLC was first opened in around 1890, there was a girl who was a boarder. Her name was Nelly. She was said to either have killed herself, or to have died from a disease. Some people say that they have seen her haunting the top room of the boarding house, which was her room.
- Melbourne – Milanos Restaurant – The ghost of girl who was raped and murdered by original owners haunts the restaurant. Things smash, names are called and shadows have been seen. Known as Tilly, the ghost is always aggressive to males and more playful to females.
- Melbourne – Old Melbourne Jail – A number of ghosts, including the ghost of the famous bushranger Ned Kelly, are said to inhabit the walls of this colonial prison.
- Melbourne – Princess Theatre – Eerie lights and uncanny noises. One time, something tried to push someone down the stairs. Rumour has it, the ghost of an English tenor had a heart attack when he fell through a trap door on the stage while performing in 1888. Seen sometimes as a golden orb, or just a general feeling of uneasiness.
- Melbourne – Que Cottages Mental Hospital – Noises from the tower during the nightshift.
- Melbourne – Pentridge Prison – An evil presence has been noted by several visitors to this prison, before they stopped doing tours. Many areas within the prison are said to be haunted by past inmates. The jail is currently being converted into apartments.
- Melbourne – Royal Park Hospital – Taps turning on during the nightshift.
- Melbourne – Vermont– The centre road milk bar has had reports of white, ghostly figures, floating around and opening doors. They are known to go around in the other houses on Beddoe Road.
- Melbourne – Overnewton Castle – A boy who died there(approximately 15 years ago), is said to haunt the place. The boy apparently fell down the stairs on a school trip, and broke his neck. The school opposite of the castle used to use the castle as a library, but since the children (6-18 years old) claimed to see the boy at the top of the spiral staircase, the school stopped using it. Also, passersby report seeing apparitions in the window. The place is currently a function hall, but no one is allowed access to the staircase. The main gate closes by itself, and lights go on and off when there is apparently no one home.
- Melbourne – Sunshine – Ashley Hotel – Reported to be haunted by a manager working a graveyard shift after kicking a couple of drunken customers out of the hotel. He went down to the back of the hotel to dispose of the empty beer kegs, when he was brutality murdered and his body was left in one of the hotel rooms. Today, the hotel does not run open rooms, but the hotel is believed to be haunted with his presence. Lights turn on and off, plates clatter, things are moved around, and some have seen the apparition of this poor man.
- Melbourne – Sunbury – Salisian Bridge – Hundreds of years ago, a maid from Kismet Park Manor fell in love with the air to Salisian Manor. They used to meet near Salisian Bridge late at night when they couldn’t be discovered. Eventually, the young man was to marry, but insisted he marry the maid instead, for he truly loved her. His family refused to ever let him see her again and he killed himself. The maid didn’t find out for a while, and every night she continued to go to the bridge, where she waited for him. When she found out what happened to the young man, she killed herself too. Now, late at night, you can see her wandering around Salisian Bridge, looking for her lost love.
- Melbourne – Victoria Market – Victoria Market was Melbourne’s first general cemetery, and still contains over 50,000 bodies buried there. Included is Melbourne’s founder, John Batman, who is buried under a statue of him in the car park. There are two bush-ranger ghosts that walk around the stalls in the fruit section.
- Richmond – Victoria Gardens – Built on top of an old mill, the new shopping centre has strange noises, as well as TV’s turning on and off by themselves, and lights turning on and off.
