Warrandyte State News Today

Police on inflatable paddle boards have joined the search for a 39-year-old who wandered off towards the river alone on Saturday afternoon.

Getting out of the city and into nature with friends and family is a great way to spend a weekend or day out over the holidays. One of the

Photo: Scott McNaughton This stretch of river in the Warrandyte State Park, around 40 minutes from central Melbourne, is the perfect place for a spot of lilo or tubing action for a simple reason – its virtually a loop, so you can float along and end up back where you started. It has an interesting back story too: in 1870, miners created the Pound Bend Tunnel to divert the Yarra so that they could dredge for gold. Take a post-swim stroll along the interpretive trail that sheds light on local ...