by Roger Smith | February 15, 2021 | Coast Mountains Outback, Conservation Projects, Great Ocean Road, Maximum Wildlife, Mungo Outback Journey, Wildlife
See up to 7 of Australia’s 14 species of cockatoos in the Grampians (Gariwerd) More cockatoos live in Australia than anywhere else in the world and the Grampians Range (Gariwerd) is one of the best places to see them. Gariwerd is the Aboriginal name for the...
by Roger Smith | December 30, 2020 | Coast Mountains Outback, Far North Queensland, Great Ocean Road, Maximum Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland
Finding platypus is not easy – here’s what to look for and where to search Platypus are mystical creatures. One may be in a river or lake near you but you won’t see it; they are shy and secretive. They don’t want to be found. They come and go...
by Roger Smith | December 10, 2020 | Coast Mountains Outback, Conservation Projects, Great Ocean Road, Mungo Outback Journey, Wildlife
Meet “Sandy” the Racehorse Goanna Sandy is no ordinary lizard – he’s 1.6 metres long and the high speed icon for our new “Coast, Mountains, Outback” tour series. Sand Monitors are beautiful, multi-coloured lizards of the Outback....
by Janine Duffy | May 28, 2019 | Great Ocean Road, Wildlife News
An easy guide to identifying whales at sea along the Great Ocean Road. On our 3 day Great Ocean Road wildlife tour we spend a lot of time at the coast, with the Southern Ocean as our backdrop. During the winter months – June, July, August – we are quite likely to see...
by Janine Duffy | May 12, 2019 | Great Ocean Road, Wildlife
Seeing Great Ocean Road wildlife in June July and August. Australia is a dry country, and rain is brief and light. Often the ‘rainy season’ is the best time to see Australian wildlife. Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road tends to have rain during June, July, August...
by Janine Duffy | July 26, 2018 | Bird News, Great Ocean Road
We see a lot of eagles and birds of prey along the Great Ocean Road on our 3 day wildlife tour. We travel across a great variety of habitats – coastline, open plains, mountain forests, dry woodland – all home to different species of raptors. Here are just a few of...
