Toorongo Falls Reserve
The Toorongo Falls Reserve protects two waterfalls on the Toorongo River and the in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is located approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-east of the town of Noojee, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Melbourne.[1]
Flora and fauna[]
The Reserve is home to wet forest types, including mountain grey gum, mountain ash, manna gum, blackwood and Austral mulberry. A variety of ferns thrive in the damp conditions including the necklace fern, soft tree fern, and the long fork-fern.
Animals found in the reserve include common and mountain brushtail possum, ringtail possum, sugar glider, and a variety of bats. Red-bellied black snakes are commonly found during warmer periods.
Waterfalls[]
Walking tracks[]
The reserve contains two bush walking tracks, which total 2.22 kilometres, taking a loop around the two waterfalls, and allowing the visitors to take the wide range of native experiences the area has to offer.[2]
History[]
The area was an original border of two Australasian tribes. Wurundjeri who were to the west, and the Brayakoloong, who lived of the river flats of the Latrobe Valley.
See also[]
- List of waterfalls of Victoria
References[]
- ^ "Toorongo Falls Reserve" (PDF), Forest Notes, FS0043, Department of Sustainability and Environment, June 2004, ISSN 1440-2262, retrieved 8 March 2011
- ^ Noojee Attractions, gippsland.com, retrieved 8 March 2011
Coordinates: 37°50′57″S 146°2′46″E / 37.84917°S 146.04611°E
- Nature reserves in Victoria (Australia)