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Best in Craft
Best in Craft
Unrivalled passion is on display as local craftsmen and artisans fine-tune their art. From smithing and smelting raw metals into masterpieces, carving new life into redgum or brewing and distilling top notch wines, beers and spirits. That’s just the beginning - get to know the artists here.
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Alive in Nature
Alive in Nature
Landscapes along this journey are vast and varied. The river starts with a trickle in the mountains and carves cliffs through deserts, bushland and agricultural plains bringing an abundance of natural wildlife and water sports to life. Hard and fast or slow and steady, find your pace here.
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Passage of Time
Passage of Time
Road trips are all about the stories, the ones you’re about to make but also the ones already passed through the generations. The Murray is home to thousands of years of culture and plays a key part in the Australia you know today. No spoilers, it starts here.
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The Gunbower Island Canoe Trail is located on Gunbower Creek on the tranquil wetlands of Safe's Lagoon around 4.5kilometres drive on Koondrook Track accessed off the Kerang-Koondrook Road.
The magnificent wetland provides habitat and nesting hollows in the trees for a myriad of birdlife. Along with the amazing scenery where you can see platypus, kangaroos and turtles.
The canoe trail is approximately a 5km return route and an easy two-hour paddle marked by coloured triangular markers. Canoe launching facilities are available.
Numbered signs correspond to points of interest.
1. Ring barking
2. Canoe tree
3. Aquatic life
4. Drowned trees
5. Plant life
6. Tree hollows
7. Irrigation
8. A bird sanctuary
Further information can be found at the website link.
Facilities
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