Carrum
Few places in Victoria have a history as closely tied to the draining of the former Carrum Carrum Swamp as Carrum. On Melbourne’s southeastern edge, this bayside suburb lies beside the lower Patterson River, close to its meeting with Port Phillip. The extensive wetland once occupied much of the surrounding lowland; drainage and flood-control works reshaped it into today’s settled river corridor and residential districts. Carrum retains a direct connection to the bay through its beach and foreshore, while Patterson River is used for boating and waterside recreation. The Frankston railway line reached Carrum in the nineteenth century, linking the coastal settlement with Melbourne and helping establish its role as a commuter suburb.
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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.
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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.
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