Alex FM’s Goolwa Ghost & Historical Walk became a much-loved annual event, blending local history with a little mystery.
The full story behind these nights is shared in my Ghosts of Goolwa article.

I loved being part of the annual Alex FM Ghost Walk in Goolwa, a town that had been part of my life since childhood.
Returning in 2015 made being involved in its history feel especially meaningful.

With my dear friends Lyn and Mal at Alex FM — both tireless volunteers behind the Ghost Walks.
Lyn and I also shared our regular radio segment, Blast from the Passed.

Around 35 people often joined the Goolwa Ghost Walk, beginning at Alex FM before heading into the historic town.
The station itself had more than a few unexplained stories of its own.

The local RSL was once connected with the old police stables, including the story of Plodder, the policeman’s horse.
Some visitors even claimed they could still smell hay or horses inside..

The Australasian Hotel, built in the late 1850s, was one of the most atmospheric stops on the walk.
Guests sometimes photographed what appeared to be a woman in old-fashioned clothing at an upstairs window.

Goolwa Courthouse was one of the most memorable stops on the Ghost Walk, with plenty of unexplained stories attached to it.
I share one of my own strongest experiences there in the full Ghosts of Goolwa article.

This photograph was taken after the tour, when the Courthouse had been locked and checked as empty.
A ghostly figure holding what looked like a torch appeared in the doorway.

The old cells sat outside the Courthouse, exposed to the weather and adding another layer to the history of the site.
I never personally experienced anything unexplained in the cells themselves.

One of several photographs showing the blue light we could all see moving around the Courthouse.
Different people captured it from different positions after it had been noticed with the naked eye.

Another photograph of the same blue light, visible both to the people in the room and through their cameras.
It remained one of the most genuinely unexplained moments of the Ghost Walk.

We watched the blue light move around the room with a very definite presence of its own.
I still don’t claim to know what it was — only that we could all see it and feel it.

The old bow-fronted store was another favourite Ghost Walk stop, where photographs sometimes appeared to show a woman and child upstairs.
I later went into the room myself and share what I sensed there in the full article.

The historic bow-fronted store by daylight — a very different atmosphere from our night-time Ghost Walks.
The building dates from Goolwa’s early river-trade days.

The Corio Hotel dates from 1857 and became another atmospheric stop on our walk.
Friends working in Goolwa’s historic hotels told me of footsteps upstairs and other things they simply couldn’t explain

Alex FM is housed in Goolwa’s former Railway Superintendent’s Cottage, a heritage-listed building dating back to the early days of the Goolwa–Port Elliot railway.
It became the starting point for many of our Ghost Walk nights.

Railway Superintendent’s Cottage

Historic information outside the old Goolwa Police Station and Courthouse tells visitors more about the buildings and their past.
Both became memorable stops on our Ghost Walk.