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This magnificent destination is nestled in the southern end of the Acheron Caldera just a few kms outside the township of Healesville. Towering Manna Gums and a symphony of bird song welcome you on entry. A large picnic ground creates a great opportunity to unravel the picnic rug and enjoy time with family and loved ones. Keep an eye out for Cockatoos that live in this forest and nest in the hollows of the old Manna Gums. You can enjoy a short and easy 1.5km walk amidst ancient tree ferns along Coranderrk Creek, or a moderately difficult 3km loop through a diversity of forest types.
More about HealesvilleBadger Weir Road, Badger Creek, Victoria, 3777, Australia.
The Central Highlands of Victoria have been logged for more than 150 years, with the majority of timber extracted going into making paper or cardboard boxes. As a result of past overcutting and recurrent wildfires, there is now very little forest that if logged will produce sawn timber. Only poor-quality trees that will be chipped for paper making are left. The bottom line is that Victoria will be financially better off without logging in Mountain Ash and Alpine Ash forests; some estimates suggest that the state would be ahead by between $110 million and $190 million annually if logging stopped today. This problem needs to be recognised.
Share your voice to preserve these regions for generations to come. Contact your local MPs and encourage them to support the creation of the Great Forest National Park.
We propose adding 355,000 hectares of protected forests to the Central Highlands of Victoria to form the Great Forest National Park
Currently there is only 170,000 hectares of parks and protected areas in the Central Highlands of Victoria