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picnic area

6 months ago from Claire HarveyParks Victoria

Location: Fernshaw Picnic Area

Viewing area

6 months ago from Claire HarveyParks Victoria

Location: Rainforest Gallery (Donna Buang)

Rainforest gallery

6 months ago from Claire HarveyParks Victoria

Location: Rainforest Gallery (Donna Buang)

picnic area

6 months ago from Claire HarveyParks Victoria

Location: Mt Donna Buang Summit

Viewing Tower

1 year ago from Parks Victoria

Location: Mt Donna Buang Summit

Great trail to cycle

1 year ago from Parks Victoria

Location: O'Shannassy Aqueduct Trail

Stunning driving scenery (photo: J. Antrobus)

1 year ago from Parks Victoria

Location: Drive the Black Spur

Change of conditions

  • Badger Weir Picnic Area is open however visitors are advised to avoid the walking tracks in the southern section of the park due to planned burns.   at Badger Weir Picnic Area
    Wednesday 10 April, 2013 |
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Barbeque
Bird watching
Cycling
Long walk / Multi day walk
Medium walk / Day walk
Picnicking
Scenic drive
Short walk
Sight-seeing
Snow play
Camp fires

Badger Weir Picnic Area

Badger Weir Picnic Area is the perfect place to enjoy a picnic or barbecue. Visitors can enjoy fresh mountain air and forest walks passing through ancient fern gullies, across clear mountain streams and meandering amongst mighty Mountain Ash. Badger Weir is open until 4.30pm, extending to 7.30pm during …

Fernshaw Picnic Area

Fernshaw Picnic Area

Accessibility Information Picnic Facilities The picnic facilities include approximately 6 picnic tables scattered throughout a European garden area, a gas barbecue, toilet block and information shelter. Picnic table at Fernshaw picnic area Most of the picnic tables are quite close to the carpark and are located on level ground with …

Rainforest Gallery (Donna Buang)

Walking

This beautiful site features a 40 metre long observation platform (one of only three of its type in Australia) which takes you into the rainforest canopy 15 metres above the ground. A 350 metre long elevated walkway takes you through the Rainforest Gallery where you will see magnificent 65 metre tall old growth Mountain …

Mt Donna Buang Summit

At an elevation of 1245 metres, the summit features a lookout tower which is 21 metres high and offers panoramic views over Melbourne, the Yarra Valley, Dandenong and Cathedral Ranges, Mount Baw Baw and the Alps. It is also a popular picnic area and starting point for walks on the mountain. …

O'Shannassy Aqueduct Trail

Nestled above the floor of the Upper Yarra Valley, O’Shannassy Aqueduct Trail follows the historic open channelled O’Shannassy Aqueduct, meandering through pristine forest which has been protected for nearly 100 years for water harvesting. The trail, stretching 30 kilometres in its entirety, passes mature fern gullies, creeks and plantations and …

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Barriers shore up the future of the rare Shaw Galaxias

09 May 2013

A partnership between Government agencies, volunteers and scientists has installed barriers to save a rare alpine fish that was in danger of extinction. Parks Victoria, the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI), West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA), VRfish and the Australian Trout Foundation …

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