Silverband Falls

Silverband Falls is an unusual waterfall because it tends to disappear into the ground and its stream reappears further downstream. Situated in the Grampians National Park, we were fortunate to see this waterfall as it had been previously closed due to the devastating wildfires in January 2006. It is a short 30- to 40-minute walk along a mostly flat track, and you might see "reindeers" while on this bushwalk (though I still have to verify if they really are reindeers).

If the falls had greater flow, it might be more difficult to tell that the falls disappears underground beneath the jumble of rocks at its base. I reckon this is a case of where less may mean more.

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Julie looks down to see where the waterfall went