Colac: Colac Airbase - Colac Airport

Colac combines a broad lakeside setting with the practical rhythm of a western Victorian service town, reflecting its position between volcanic plains and the Otway Ranges. Lake Colac borders the town’s northern side, its shallow freshwater expanse creating an unusually open horizon for inland Victoria. Farmland stretches across the surrounding plains, while the forested Otways rise to the south on the route towards the Great Ocean Road. Beside the lake, the Colac Botanic Gardens were designed by noted landscape architect William Guilfoyle and add formal plantings to the waterfront. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Victoria 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.