World of Waterfalls Blog

Wannon Falls is a 30m waterfall on the Wannon River with a classic rectangular shape in the Volcano Country of the Southern Grampians Shire near Hamilton.

Nigretta Falls is a 15-20m waterfall on the Wannon River that is easy to access in the Volcano Country of the Southern Grampians Shire west of Hamilton.

The day had begun with a disappointing Trentham Falls as it barely had any flow over its impressive basalt cliff. Then, we had difficulty finding Sailors Falls because it had been bone dry and…

Trentham Falls is an easy-to-see classic 32m plunge waterfall over a basalt cliff in the Macedon Ranges near Daylesford within Victoria’s spa and wine region.

Sailors Falls was a seasonal convenient (almost roadside) waterfall situated in the Hepburn Regional Park just south of the historic town of Daylesford.

Toorongo Falls is a 30m waterfall on the Little Toorongo River accessed on a rainforest loop walk that also encompassed the smaller Amphitheatre Falls.

Cyathea Falls is a 10m waterfall in a Gippsland Rainforest near Tarra Falls accessed on a lush, flat, and shady 35-minute loop in Tarra Bulga National Park.

Agnes Falls is a 59m waterfall on the Agnes River dropping over several tiers visible from a lookout accessed on a short walk in South Gippsland near Toora.

Snobs Creek Falls is a 100m waterfall with surprisingly good flow near Eildon, but the short track to its lookout only shows a small fraction of this height.

Steavenson Falls is an 84m waterfall with pretty reliable flow near Marysville, which is accessible by a well-developed track to lookouts and thus popular.

Cora Lynn Falls was kind of a throw-in waterfall during our visit to Marysville and the nearby Steavenson Falls sitting in the Yarra Ranges National Park.

…we were dismayed to find that the street we were supposed to take had closed… But when the next street came around, it too was closed. Then the next street and the next. What was going on?

Paddys River Falls is a 15m gushing waterfall with a deep alcove making it possible to go behind it in Kosciuszko National Park not far from Victoria.

Woolshed Falls is a cascading multi-tiered waterfall over a granite surface on Spring Creek in an area once known for being Victoria’s richest goldfields.

Newtown Falls tumbled on Spring Creek beneath the Newtown Bridge in the historic mining town of Beechworth, easily viewable from a lookout near the bridge.

Tuross Falls is a remote 35m waterfall accessed by an unsealed drive followed by a two-hour walking track to a lookout in Wadbilliga National Park near Cooma.

Gibraltar Falls is a tall cascading waterfall accessed by a short track to a lookout in Namadgi National Park near Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.

As Julie and I strolled around the CBD of Canberra looking for a place to eat, we couldn’t quite figure out why so many people were dressed to impress. Complicating the scene was the menacing skies…

Carrington Falls is a 50m plunge waterfall draining the Illawarra Highlands into the Kangaroo River accessed by short walks to lookouts and picnic areas.

Belmore Falls is a 100m pair of plunge waterfalls on Barrengarry Creek in the Illawarra experienced by from a distance by short walks to a couple lookouts.