Bethanga Hotel

Bethanga Hotel Family owned country pub est. 1878 🍻
Pub classics • Cold beer • Live music
📍 Bethanga, VIC | Near Lake Hume
🕛 OPEN.
(231)

Wed-Sat: 12pm-Late & Sun:12pm-4pm
CLOSED: Mon & Tues
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S ABOUT TO GET LOUD 🎸🍻Jam Night is back at the Bethanga and, as always, we have absolutely no idea where...
07/10/2026

WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S ABOUT TO GET LOUD 🎸🍻

Jam Night is back at the Bethanga and, as always, we have absolutely no idea where the night will take us… which is half the fun.

🎸 Wednesday 14 October
⏰ From 6pm
🎤 Musos, singers & questionable talent welcome

Bring your guitar, bring your voice, bring your mates or just grab a b**r and enjoy the show. No stage experience required, just a willingness to have a crack.

And because apparently live music wasn’t enough for one Wednesday…

🍗 $25 Parmi Night
🍺 Beechworth pints for POT PRICES

You play. You sing. You eat a parmi. You drink a cheap pint. We’ll call that a fairly productive Wednesday night.

See you from 6pm 🍻

BOOKE HERE: https://www.bethangahotel.com.au/

The calendar said it, not us..
06/10/2026

The calendar said it, not us..

A LITTLE HEADS UP 🍻Unfortunately, we’ll be CLOSED Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October due to staffing limitations.We gen...
05/10/2026

A LITTLE HEADS UP 🍻

Unfortunately, we’ll be CLOSED Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October due to staffing limitations.

We genuinely hate having to close our doors, especially on a weekend, but sometimes the reality of running a little country pub means we simply don’t have the hands to make it happen.

We know plenty of you make the trip out to Bethanga to visit us, so please help us spread the word. We’d hate for anyone to drive all the way out and be disappointed!

We’re incredibly thankful for your understanding and continued support. It means a lot to our little pub and the team behind it.

Back to normal the following week and ready to make up for it! 🍻

BACK BAR STORIES | VOL. 33 🍻 1907 📖 One lovely local recently trusted us with this incredible photograph of Bethanga in ...
04/10/2026

BACK BAR STORIES | VOL. 33 🍻 1907 📖

One lovely local recently trusted us with this incredible photograph of Bethanga in 1907, and we thought it deserved a closer look.

By then, mining had been shaping Bethanga for more than 30 years, after the discovery of the New Year’s Gift reef in 1876 sparked the opening of the Bethanga goldfield. Mining was still active when this photo was taken, although its biggest days were nearing their end.

Bethanga was still a sizeable little community too. While we don’t have an exact population for 1907, the 1911 census recorded 648 people living here. Just ten years later, after the mines had closed, that number had fallen to 364.

And if 1907 sounds familiar, it should. It was also the year Bethanga Football Club began, starting a story that would continue in various forms for almost another century. If you missed it, have a look back at Back Bar Stories Vol. 32 for more of that story.

Take a closer look at the roads, fences, houses and buildings dotted across the valley. The church you can see on the right has since been moved, and today Bethanga Hotel sits just below that dirt road. However, the hills surrounding the town look almost the same.

What can you spot?

Maybe you recognise a building or know where something once stood. Maybe your relatives lived here, or you grew up hearing stories of Bethanga from around this time. Or maybe you know the photographer!

Have a good look and share what you know in the comments. We’d love to hear the stories and memories that have been passed down. ❤️

02/10/2026

Fast fun 9 holes, par 3 for BH Chicken Dinners & other prizes .. have a crack, all welcome 🤩⛳

02/10/2026

Always.
🍻 Happy Hour from 4:30pm
🃏 Joker Poker drawn at 7pm, tonights JACKPOT is $2,900.
🍽 Full delicious menu from 5pm
Every Friday.

somewhere between a quiet one & absolute carry on 🍻
30/09/2026

somewhere between a quiet one & absolute carry on 🍻

SUNDAY PLANS? SORTED. 🎶🍻Ronan Kruger is back at Bethanga Hotel for a Sunday session, and there are far worse ways to spe...
28/09/2026

SUNDAY PLANS? SORTED. 🎶🍻

Ronan Kruger is back at Bethanga Hotel for a Sunday session, and there are far worse ways to spend an afternoon than with a roast on the table, a cold one in hand and live tunes rolling from the deck.

🎶 Ronan Kruger LIVE
📅 Sunday 4 October
⏰ 12–3pm
🍖 Sunday Roast Lunch

Our Sundays get BUSY, so don’t leave it until the last minute 👀

Round up the crew, book your table and settle in for a Sunday done properly.

BOOK NOW: https://www.bethangahotel.com.au/

26/09/2026

Presenting... one of our newest locals 🥹

Address

Bethanga Bay Road
Bethanga, VIC
3691

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 10pm
Thursday 12pm - 10pm
Friday 12pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

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