Gladtidings

Centenary Point Lookout. Fabulous view of the surrounding area including the massive Baby Food Dairy Viplus.

We drove up to the wind farm situated in the rolling hills behind the town. They’re very big!

Agnes Falls Scenic Reserve

Needless to say the Agnes River is in spate after the recent downpours in Victoria making the 59 metre cascade even more spectacular.

Hidden within the rolling green hills of the Strzelecki Ranges, the meandering Agnes River cascades over rocks into a deep picturesque gorge. At 59 metres, Agnes Falls are the highest single span falls in Victoria.

Port Welshpool and the Jetty

As Jettys go it is about a 800 metres long and it is solid. There is a little display near the end and an old diving bell from the oil exploration days. You get a great view of the town and Corner Inlet from the end of the Jetty but for fisher folk it’s a great facility. They have provided rod holders and cutting trays along the way and a couple of tables with water for cleaning fish. There are a series of little shelters you can sit in protected from the sun rain or wind and fish. Worth a visit just to read the history (displayed at the start of the jetty) and to experience the sea air and view from the end. A bracing walk on a cool spring afternoon.

A full morning and then lunch at The Vibe in Toora

Then on to the bird hide, we saw about 40 rare bar tail godwit and also eastern curlew, amongst other species (all confirmed by a proper birder we met in the hide).

Starting at the Lilly Pilly carpark, this walk enables you to see a glimpse of the Prom’s interior. Travelling through heathland, eucalypt forest and a boardwalk through magical, warm temperate rainforest.

Another lovely spring day and after a leisurely breakfast in the garden we set of on the hour long journey to Tidal River on Wilson’s Promontory. Sheila the sat-nav took us on an interesting and rural route avoiding the main road.

On route we came across this sign which baffled us a bit. After researching on the interweb we came up with this explanation. “The Poison Post was erected in the late 1800’s to mark where poison was laid to eradicate wild dogs and dingoes. On the original stock route linking Western Port with East Gippsland, it defined the corner of Wonga Wonga, Waratah, and Yanakie Parishes, Poison Post became quite a significant landmark to local residents and was used until 1960”

The southern-most tip of the Australia mainland is unspoilt, with white sand beaches. The Prom is a granitic batholith from the lower Devonian

More spectacular views of the bush.

We didn’t walk to South Point the southern-most point of Australia as it was about a 5 hour walk to get there! https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/wilsons-promontory-vic

At Tidal River the bush extends right on to the beach on what appear to be giant sand dunes.

This cheeky kookaburra on his vantage point just before he swooped on a bag of chips carried by an unsuspecting tourist, the kookaburra was in turn mobbed by a squabble of silver gulls.

The monument commemorates the Commando units of World War Two who camped and trained at Tidal River, and all the commandos were died or were killed during World War Two and in conflicts post World War Two.

Saturday on Raymond Island.

Raymond Island draws nature lovers for some of the best koala-spotting around. We boarded on the ferry at Paynesville as foot passengers and went on the koala hunt. Looking up into the gum trees the koalas are sometimes quite difficult to see and it gives you a stiff neck, but it’s all worth the effort. The cute creatures are mostly fast asleep but we were lucky enough to see one having a stretch.

https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/raymond-island-gippsland-lakes-reserve