20180325 VIC Colac to Red Rock

20180325 After being booted out of Lake Colac we thought we check out Colac, much of the landscape is volcanic in origin, with a mixture of fertile soils and stony rises. It is thought that the name ‘Colac’ was derived from an Aboriginal word meaning sand or fresh water, a reference to the lake.

Murray Street, Colac, in the late 1850s, for much of the year a muddy quagmire.

The now modern main street of Colac.
The grand old Regent Theatre in Colac was opened in 1925 and seating is provided in orchestra and balcony levels unfortunately it closed in 1968 and is now a RSL.

The Austral Hotel 1904












The War Memorial erected for World War 1 and was unveiled in 1924 and it contains the name of 1665 men who had enlisted during the war, the cost of the memorial was 
£3600.00




We walked the town had a shower and left for Red Rock Lookout to check out the craters which I googled, now that sounds interesting Des.  Red Rock was the site of many violent volcanic eruptions which resulted in the craters and lakes found in the area. Around 40 ‘eruption centres’ have been identified in a small area.

Wow! we should stay here, it’s in the middle of nowhere who would care, so that’s just what we did, what a view but Des did notice that the young ones drop donuts up here which caused some concern.
Jesus one after the other we were bomb barded by Chinese and India’s to check out the scenery just as we were heading to the lookout, I grabbed a quick pic with my new Selfie Scope, pretty cool ha Des, he has no idea what it is.
The breath taken view from the opposite side of the lookout, cattle grazing country they call that.
The craters are known as maars and were formed by explosive interaction between molten rock, known as magma, and groundwater.










02-04-2018 All was good the young ones behaved themselves so while Des packed up I put on my walking shoes and walked to the next Lookout.

Here he comes along the top of a large craters.
Des cruising the crater while I walk and snap some pic's.   
The landscape around Red Rock was formed by eruptions which may have taken place over tens of thousands of years.









 That was worth the stay a fabulous view and a great camp spot for the night now to find a new camp spot heading towards Lorne.

A major road project from Colac to Geelong the next time you visit it should be double lanes.











LOVED RED ROCK

Location: Colac VIC 3250, Australia

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