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Stokes Bay in Kangaroo Island. Getty To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, hacks and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Lifehacker Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a fix. Australia is a swim fan’s dream. This country is loaded with beaches, natural pools and bays. I mean, water is basically built into our nation’s DNA. While classic swim spots like your Bondi beaches serve their purpose, one of the greatest joys a water-loving Australian can experience is the pleasure of landing on a secret swim site. One that feels like a hidden treasure.
Beat’s guide to the best swimming holes near Melbourne Photo: Jakob Owens The best spots to shake off the summer sweats. Maybe it’s the mischievousness surrounding the concept – is this allowed? Or maybe it’s the feeling of getting closer to nature, where the leeches grab at your legs and the reeds tickle your toes. Victoria’s bestowed with an adventurous assortment of outdoor swimming retreats and we’ve got our hair wet to give you a guide to the cream of the crop. Keen for more Melbourne reads? Subscribe to Beat here Blackwood Pool The Werribee Gorge is one of Melbourne’s most convenient exploratory refuges. Just an hour’s drive away, there’s endless trekking opportunities and as the Werribee River runs it’s course through luscious grasslands, there’s plenty of openings to take a dip when perspiration’s immersed the brow. At the top of the list, comes the gorge’s largest swimming hole, Blackwood Pool. Home to native wildlife with platypi aplenty, this spot will give you the chance to come face to face with nature. Dive in.