15 May 2014

 The Perry Sandhills - according to geologists they originated after an Ice Age (40,000 years ago) and were formed by wind erosion over thousands of years. Skeletal remains of giant mega-fauna (kangaroos, lions, emus, wombats and a giant goanna) have been found here. Aboriginal tribes used this area to camp and hunt. Evidence of this is still being uncovered as the sands drift.
Over this first sand dune, a 500 year old River Red Gum tree, know as the God Tree, can be found. Her trunk is buried in the sand allowing you to stand in the canopy of the tree. These sand hills were also used as a bombing range during WW2. The area has also been used as a backdrop in many films, TV shows, adverts and theatre/music presentations. The dunes are a unique formation of 333 hectares of continuously shifting sand dunes

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