Earlier in the year I visited Winton Wetlands near Benalla in north east Victoria. It is the largest wetlands restoration poject in the Southern Hemisphere, and I wrote about it HERE. At that time it was like a miniature Kakadu in the dry season. The volume of water varies from year to year and I returned recently, following a not particularly wet winter, to add an after gallery to go with the before post.

Here’s a few pics to whet your appetite for the complete slideshow at the end (includes background information leading to it’s current incarnation as a wetland).

 

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Winton WetlandsAnd there’s now a cafe selling coffee and food made from locally sourced produce (closed Monday and Tuesday).

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Winton WetlandsThe old boat ramp.

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