Cobden: Murrundindi Gap -> 225 deg

Cobden is best known in Victoria’s Western District for its long association with dairy farming. The town stands amid the rolling pastureland of a volcanic plain, south of Lake Corangamite, one of the region’s major saline lakes. Dairy remains central to the local economy and gives Cobden a practical rural character, with farming communities spread across the surrounding district. Its name commemorates Richard Cobden, the British politician and advocate of free trade. Roads from town link inland Victoria with the coast around the Great Ocean Road. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Victoria’s Western District connects regionally.

Among Australia’s regions, Victoria stands out for the remarkable variety packed between the Murray River and Bass Strait. The state combines fertile northern plains, the Central Victorian Goldfields, the forested Great Dividing Range and a long southern coast. Bendigo and Ballarat grew rapidly during the gold rushes of the 1850s, while Melbourne developed into Victoria’s cultural and economic centre. Along the southwest, the Great Ocean Road follows a dramatic stretch of coastline, contrasting with the farmland and river country inland. See how Victoria belongs within southeastern Australia by browsing webcams across the region.

Australia’s terrain extends from tropical rainforests in the northeast to arid plains in the interior, producing dramatic climatic contrasts. The Great Dividing Range follows much of the eastern coast, while the Great Barrier Reef lies off Queensland in the Coral Sea and Uluru rises from the central desert. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples maintain living cultures whose connections to Country long predate European settlement. In Sydney, the sail-like Opera House, completed in 1973, stands beside one of the world’s best-known harbours. Discover further points of interest through webcams located across Australia.