Captivating Country Victoria in pictures
Absorbing histories, vivid and variable landscapes, famous wine regions, epic rivers and lakes – Country Victoria has so much to excite the senses. And these highlights only scratch the surface.
We have compiled an almighty collection of visual wonders in Country Victoria that incorporate the regions of Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges, the inland delights of Gippsland, Goldfields, The Grampians, The Murray, Victoria’s High Country, and Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges.
Enjoy the eye candy.
Country Victoria overflows with majestic sights. Pictured: Mackenzie Falls, Grampians National Park.
Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges
Hanging Rock, near Mt Macedon.
Trentham Falls, near Daylesford.
Fishing, near Seymour.
Convent Gallery, Daylesford.
Hughes Creek Bridge at Avenel, near Seymour (famous for its Ned Kelly link). Credit: Peter Ward.
Gippsland
Please note: Coastal locations of the Gippsland region feature in this pictorial.
Tarra Bulga National Park, south of Traralgon.
Noojee Trestle Bridge, north of Warragul.
Traralgon streetscape.
Walhalla township, north of Moe.
Narkoojee winery, north of Traralgon.
Goldfields
Ballarat Botanical Gardens.
Bendigo Art Gallery.
Victorian Goldfields Railway: Castlemaine to Maldon.
Looking towards View St, Bendigo.
Sovereign Hill, Ballarat.
Castlemaine Botanical Gardens.
Ballarat heritage building.
The Grampians
Venus Baths, Grampians National Park.
Boroka Lookout overlooking Halls Gap.
Mt Sturgeon, Grampians National Park.
Mt William, Grampians National Park.
The Murray
Nyah Vinifera Park, near Swan Hill. Courtesy: Swan Hill Incorporated.
Mooving Art exhibition, Shepparton.
Paddlesteamer along the Murray River, Mildura.
Pioneer Settlement, Swan Hill. Courtesy: Swan Hill Incorporated.
Countryside close to Tallangatta, near Wodonga.
Victoria Park Lake, Shepparton. Credit: Greater Shepparton City Council.
Victoria’s High Country
Mountain Biking, Mt Buller.
Gooram Falls, Taggerty and Seymour day trip. Credit: Peter Ward.
Centenary Park, Bright.
Bullawah Cultural Trail, Wangaratta. Credit: Visit Wangaratta.
Lake Eildon, north of Taggerty.
Mt Wombat lookout, Strathbogie Ranges (Taggerty and Seymour day trip). Credit: Strathbogie Shire Council.
Mt Buffalo National Park. Credit: Alpine Shire Council.
Top Cut lake at Eldorado, near Wangaratta. Credit: Visit Wangaratta.
Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges
William Ricketts Sanctuary, Mt Dandenong.
TarraWarra Estate, Yarra Valley.
Steavenson Falls, Marysville.
Healesville Sanctuary.
The Black Spur, Yarra Ranges.
Healesville, Yarra Valley.
Explore more of the featured regions, and the BIG4 parks within them, below: