Melba Gully State Park

The Melba Gully State Park was formed to protect a small pocket of natural rainforest in the Otway Ranges near Apollo Bay in Victoria (Australia). The 48 ha park was extremely valuable as much of the rest of the Ranges has been burnt out many times by bushfires. The park now forms part of the Great Otway National Park.

The park has few facilities due to its small size, but it has a picnic ground and basic picnic facilities, with the main attraction being the 35 minute Madsens Track Nature Walk.

Coordinates: 38°41′53″S 143°22′13″E / 38.69806°S 143.37028°E / -38.69806; 143.37028

State parks of Victoria
Current
  • Arthurs Seat
  • Black Range
  • Broken-Boosey
  • Bunyip
  • Cape Nelson
  • Cathedral Range
  • Dergholm
  • Enfield
  • Holey Plains
  • Kooyoora
  • Langi Ghiran
  • Leaghur
  • Lerderderg
  • Moondarra
  • Mount Arapiles-Tooan
  • Mount Buangor
  • Mount Granya
  • Mount Lawson
  • Mount Napier
  • Mount Samaria
  • Mount Worth
  • Paddys Ranges
  • Reef Hills
  • Warrandyte
  • Werribee Gorge
Former
  • Angahook-Lorne
  • Carlisle
  • Kamarooka
  • Kara Kara
  • Melba Gully
  • Warby Range
  • Whipstick


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