Golden Pipeline

Though few signs of them remain, the railheads of Boorabbin and Woolgangie were once ‘a constant maelstrom of men, animals, coaches, wagons and dust punctuated and activated by the whistle of the arriving trains’.

Even before the trainline extended this far, this section was a busy thoroughfare with men going to and from the fields. They would stop at condensers set up in the bush to pay exorbitant prices for life-giving water for their animals and themselves.

With no existing towns to distract you nowadays, this is the opportunity to appreciate the attractions offered by nature in this section Like prospector John Aspinall, writing in his diary in 1895, you may notice ‘the country has a more fertile appearance and is very undulating, abounding in granite outcrops’.  Boorabbin National Park straddles Great Eastern Highway for 30 kilometres. Take advantage of the rest areas to get out of your vehicle and have a look around.