This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Beaches Attractions In Moriac

x
Moriac is a rural town in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 25 kilometres west of Geelong. It forms part of the Surf Coast Shire. At the 2016 census, Moriac had a population of 782.The town was surveyed in the 1920s as a village that had developed around the Moriac railway station on the Port Fairy line. The station had been provided to serve the adjacent community of Mount Moriac. The railway through Moriac opened in 1876, followed by the Wensleydale branch line which junctioned with the main line just past Moriac. The branch line opened in 1890 and closed in 1948. A Post Office had opened on 1 August 1854 as Duneed, and was renamed Mount Mor...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Beaches Attractions In Moriac

  • 1. Otway Fly Treetop Adventures Weeaproinah
    A small sheltered grove of Coast Redwoods, Sequoia sempervirens, can be found about 5 km south of Beech Forest in the Otway Ranges in southwestern Victoria. The trees, known by some as Californian Redwoods, were one of many conifer species planted experimentally at different locations in what was to become the fledgling Aire Valley Plantation. The trees, planted in 1936 by the Forests Commission Victoria, were initially slow to establish but have thrived and grown to a height of over 60 metres. Measurements in 2004 show the trees have the potential to reach as tall as their Californian counterparts if left undisturbed from bushfire, pests and disease, or trampling by tourism.The site has become a popular tourist destination in the Great Otway National Park and has also been classified as a...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Moriac Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu