On first arriving, Werribee Gorge doesn’t seem like it will be all that peaceful – just off the Western Freeway, only an hour out of the city – but sound evaporates in the gorge. By the time you’ve parked in the Quarry Picnic Area the traffic noise has been muffled, but the voices of hikers up on the ridge can be heard clearly...
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Lake Tali Karng
In the southern region of the Great Alpine National Park lies Lake Tali Karng, Victoria’s only deep mountain lake reaching depths of 51 metres. It’s a fairly young lake, having formed a mere 1500 years ago by a landslide that dammed the Wellington River...
Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve
Just minutes west of Williamstown beach, and eight kilometres from the heart of Melbourne, this reserve is often overlooked due to the lack of signage as well as its seclusion from the main attractions of the area...
Big Rock Track, You Yangs
Just over an hour’s drive southwest of the northern suburbs, you can find yourself surrounded by the eerily beautiful granite peaks of the You Yangs. Feel like you’re worlds away as you meander through these geographical formations formed during the Devonian Period, and experience the wildlife that thrives here...
Maroondah Reservoir
Known for its monumental landscapes, Maroondah Reservoir Park promises spectacular views overlooking a most impressive 22, 000 megalitre reservoir that flows over the dam spillway into the gorgeous Watts River. Teeming with native wildlife, the surrounding eucalypt forests sport ideal walking tracks for the keen wildlife enthusiast...
Main Ridge to Cape Schanck
Located only 90 kilometres from Melbourne in Greens Bush, this coastal walk is home to the largest species of Banksia in Victoria, contributing to the area’s vast biodiversity...
Bushranger’s Bay
Less than a 90 minute drive from Melbourne’s CBD, Bushranger's Bay Walking Track offers some of the finest coastal views on the Mornington Peninsula...
Tidal River to Squeaky Beach, Wilsons Promontory
An energetic climb that links two iconic beaches, offers breathtaking ocean views and will most definitely include a wombat sighting...
Community Conservationists
How To Nature
Episode 1
The amazing life and death of the ocean’s greatest camouflage expert
Episode 2
Number one on death row: saving the phantom of the plains
Episode 3
The mind-blowing life of the gateway bee
Episode 4
Searching for Australia’s most elusive marsupial
Episode 5
The 3-metre worm you will never have seen
