Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre
Open Wed ~ Sun | 9am ~ 4pm
Free Admission
The Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre and Café is a state‑of‑the‑art facility set on the shores of Tae Rak (Lake Condah), surrounded by bushland, expansive views and abundant birdlife.
Located within the World Heritage‑listed Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, the centre showcases one of the world’s oldest and most extensive aquaculture systems, developed by the Gunditjmara People over thousands of years.
The Café offers a relaxed dining experience connected to Country and culture. Bush tucker‑inspired meals sit alongside familiar favourites, with native ingredients featured across the menu. Smoked kooyang (eel), a culturally significant Gunditjmara food, influences many of the flavours, creating a unique dining experience.
To book a table at the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre Café, please use the OpenTable platform.
Bookings are available from 9am to 3pm.
If you are booking for a group of more than 20 people, please contact the Cafe 03 4504 2426
Location | Vaughan's Road, Breakaway Creek, VIC 3303
Please note we are a cashless business. We accept electronic methods of payment.
Our Cafe
A bush tucker-inspired cafe-style menu, with kooyang (eel) tasting plates for a fully immersive Gunditjmara dining experience.
Bush tucker-inspired dishes sit alongside familiar favourites, ensuring something for every taste. Native ingredients feature across the menu, with Smoked Kooyang (eel), influencing many flavours. The Café sits quietly on the shores of Tae Rak (Lake Condah), surrounded by birdlife, expansive views and bushland and offers indoor and alfresco dining. 03 4504 2426
Cultural Tours
Book a Gunditjmara guided cultural tour of the World Heritage listed Budj Bim Cultural Landscape.
Gunditjmara guided cultural tours of the World Heritage-listed Budj Bim Cultural Landscape can be booked on-site, we do recommend booking in advance to avoid disappointment.
Tours operate daily from Wednesday to Sunday.
Our Retail Space
Browse a range of Aboriginal cultural souvenirs and art works available for purchase.
The retail space showcases souvenirs and other items by local artists, including local Gunditjmara crafts people.
The People of Budj Bim book, a popular retail item, brings to life the history of the traditional eel aquaculture systems and associated stone house settlements.
The Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre is located on the shores of Tae Rak (Lake Condah) at the end of Vaughan's Road, in Breakaway Creek, VIC.
The Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre was built to strengthen and maintain the Gunditjmara community’s connections to the traditional practice of kooyang (eel) farming and smoking for future generations. Commercial activities such as cultural tours of the landscape, and the sale of smoked kooyang to visitors, will help keep Gunditjmara people working on country sustainably, and consistent with the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape values.
Drop in and say Ngata (hello) to our team and let us share our stories with you.