Last update 30th November 2007

This 4 Wheel Drive Track runs from the Dinner Plain Track to Alpine Road near Cobunga Hill, you can also come up from Dargo past the dogs grave.

 The area is part of the high plains and table-lands ranging from about 1251 meters to 1302 meters. This area is just outside of the Alpine National Park.

(the area is closed to 4X4 over winter) 

The campsite has Black Sallee (Eucalyptus stellulata) around in the background of the photo; behind there is a magic area of low dense healthy shrubs, herbs, grasses with some sphagnum moss areas. The water is clean, the air is fresh and it’s a great place to camp. It is important that you take all rubbish with you when you leave. (Even if its not yours) this is the only way we will keep the area as it is and how I first found it back in early 1970.

The dam has a great range of water birds from the Early Spring till the first Snow of winter. There has not been a full Bird List made at this spot and if you think you can assist us in making a list please contact myself on jmcnabb@jeack.com.au your help would be greatly appreciated.

Recorded birds of the area in 2005.

Just a 3km walk west along part of the McMillans Walking track will take you to the edge of the Dargo River Valley, with the River some 500m below.

Great place to watch the sun set.

This is a great place for sound recording with little or no man made sounds.

Up on the Victoria River Track we find Snow Gums (Eucalyptus pauciflora) woodland. I have camped at this spot many times, and have spotlighted the heath land, Snow Gums, and found Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus), Eastern Pygmy Possum. (Cercartetus nanus), Bush Rat (Rattus fuscipes), Wombat (Vombatus ursinus), Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor), Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus oculeatus), Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus),

Australian Owlet-Nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus), Dingo (Canis familiaris dingo), Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua), Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiac)

Feral Cats (Felis catus) and Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) have been spotted therefore we must do all we can to remove them. These pests do not belong in the bush, because they hunt and kill the native animals.

The area also has some very interesting flora and fauna from the Mountain Leafless Bossiae (Bossiaea bractesa), (photo seen on the flora page) and some native fish (species recorded Mountain Galaxias (Galaxias oligus)).

The frogs are a joy to hear through the night, in many places you need earplugs if you want to sleep.

More info for the area can be found at

http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/

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