A YEAR IN THE OUTBACK

TAG TEAM LITTLE DESERT NATIONAL PARK AND DIMBOOLA’S MESMERISING PINK LAKE

Victoria and Tasmania get short shrift when it comes to staking claim to a patch of outback to call their own and, while there’s probably nothing to be done for Tassie, there’s a slice of Victoria that’s definitely in with a chance. Little Desert National Park in western Victoria totals 132,647 hectares of land stretching from the Wimmera River to the border of South Australia. Home to the Wotjobaluk people, the park boasts an arid landscape that bursts into bloom in late winter to early summer; hiking, star gazing and camping along the Wimmera River (known to the locals as Barringgi Gadyin) are drawcards here. The park tag teams with the nearby town of Dimboola to attract visitors, with its mesmerising pink lake; the colour is deeper and lasts longer during hot and dry weather, so plan to see it at its bubblegum best in the late summer months.

SEE WHERE THE OUTBACK MEETS THE OCEAN

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