Upper Yarra Reservoir
Located to the north west of Warburton is the Upper Yarra Reservoir, the highest point on the Yarra River accessible to the… Read More »Upper Yarra Reservoir
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Victoria is located in the south eastern corner of the Australian mainland and while the second smallest state in terms of land size, it nonetheless consists of over 227,000 square kilometers. The state is bordered by South Australia to the west, its 1,580 kilometers of coast line to the south and the Murray River for most of its northern border.
It is centered around the capital, Melbourne on Port Phillip Bay with holiday beaches on the Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas and adjacent to the popular Yarra Ranges.
The western coast contains surfing and holiday beaches of the Great Ocean Road and some of the most iconic coastal tourist attractions in the state. The eastern coast consists of the famous Phillip Island and Wilsons Promontory and great coastal vistas and national parks.
The western volcanic plains head north to national parks and then the oasis of Mildura on the Murray River. Coming east is the Goldfields where one of the world’s largest gold rushes changed the region forever. The Great Dividing Range range ends there with the soaring cliffs of The Grampians. Heading further east is the beautiful valley of the Goulburn River and then to the High Country, the Australian Alps.
Donnellys Weir
A part of the Melbourne water supply system, Donnellys Weir is located adjacent to the western edge of the Maroondah… Read More »Donnellys Weir
Badger Creek
Badger Creek is an area south of Healesville, with a small township and which enters the National Park along the Coranderrk… Read More »Badger Creek
Mount Donna Buang
Mount Donna Buang is a 1,250m high mountain at the southern end of the Victorian Alps, in the south western… Read More »Mount Donna Buang
Steavenson Falls
Located just 4 kilometers south east of Marysville, the Steavenson Falls are where the Steavenson River cascades over 84 meters into… Read More »Steavenson Falls
La La Falls
Just about a kilometer to the south of Warbuton, the La La Falls can be seen on a walk following the… Read More »La La Falls
Lady Talbot Drive
Lady Talbot Drive begins at Marysville and makes it way through mountain ash and myrtle beech rain forest into the very northern area… Read More »Lady Talbot Drive
Puffing Billy Scenic Railway
The Puffing Billy Scenic railway is a tourist railway run and maintained by volunteers that goes between Belgrave and Gembrook through the Dandenong… Read More »Puffing Billy Scenic Railway
National Rhododendron Gardens
One of the highlights of any trip to the Dandenong Ranges is the National Rhododendron Gardens at Olinda. Spectacular in spring but… Read More »National Rhododendron Gardens
Alfred Nicholas Gardens
One of the most attractive gardens in the Dandenong Ranges is the Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens. While some prefer the… Read More »Alfred Nicholas Gardens
Horsham Regional Arts Gallery
Located within the town hall complex, the Horsham Regional Arts Gallery was established in 1973. The gallery collection is presented… Read More »Horsham Regional Arts Gallery
Healesville Sanctuary
The Healesville Sanctuary is a unique zoo for Australian animals a very short distance outside the township of Healesville. The sanctuary… Read More »Healesville Sanctuary
Black Spur
The Black Spur is a renown drive from Healesville in the Yarra Valley, some 30 kms to the small town of Narbethong and… Read More »Black Spur
Phantom Falls
A few kilometers to the west of Marysville, along the Lady Talbot Drive and within a spur of the Yarra Ranges… Read More »Phantom Falls
Emerald
What began as a small mining settlement is now an outer suburb or Greater Melbourne and the home to around… Read More »Emerald
Olinda
A suburb and tourist village on Mount Dandenong famous for its tea rooms and artists. ?The township is central to… Read More »Olinda
Belgrave
A residential suburb and township of some 4,000 people located in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges, Belgrave is only 36 kms… Read More »Belgrave
Cardinia Reservoir
South of Emerald is the Cardinia Reservoir and dam. The reservoir is part of Melbourne’s water supply but also offers park lands… Read More »Cardinia Reservoir
Gembrook
A small township of around 2,000 people which began as a service centre for local dairy farming, timber and fruit… Read More »Gembrook
George Tindale Gardens
The garden was owned and developed by George Barrand Tindale (1903-1977), agricultural scientist and horticulturist who personally built this beautiful… Read More »George Tindale Gardens