Encouraging and educating people to understand and enjoy, while conserving, the Grampians Gariwerd National Park.
Ballambar
Season of butterflies – early summer.
(mid November – late January)
Warmth, butterflies and wetland plants.
With the onset of summer heat, the land dries and the weather stabilises.
This is the season of butterflies or Ballambar.… Read the rest
Larneuk
Season of nesting birds – early spring.
(late July to late August)
Nesting birds and changeable weather.
Early spring (season of nesting birds or Larneuk) is often the wettest time of the year with rivers running high.
It is a time of dramatic weather changes, with up to six seasons in one day.… Read the rest
Petyan
Season of Wildflowers
(late August to mid November)
Wildlife and wildflowers
In spring (season of wildflowers or Petyan) the bush bursts into life.
Natures rock gardens amaze.
The days are warmer, although the weather can still be tempestuous.… Read the rest
Kooyang
Season of Eels – late summer.
(late January to late March)
A parched landscape
Late summer season – a season of eels or kooyang – is the hottest and driest time of the year.
The risk of bushfire (Piikordal) is high.
Streams dry up… Read the rest