Stories
Longer reads, travel guides and field notes from the Limestone Coast.
Wings over the Wetlands: A Birdwatcher's Limestone Coast
From Bool Lagoon's brolgas to the orange-bellied parrots that haunt the winter coast, the Limestone Coast is one of southern Australia's great birdwatching regions.
June 2026 · 6 min read
Adam Lindsay Gordon's Limestone Coast
Australia's first great bush poet learned his country on the Limestone Coast - as a police trooper, a daredevil horseman and the owner of a cottage called Dingley Dell.
June 2026 · 7 min read
Kingston SE: Gateway to the Coorong
Kingston SE is where the Limestone Coast meets the Coorong - a fishing town with calm bay beaches, a famous crustacean and wild country in every direction.
June 2026 · 6 min read
The Golden Fleece: How Wool Built the South East
For a century the Limestone Coast ran on wool. The shearing sheds, grand homesteads and wayside inns it left behind are some of the region's best places to visit.
June 2026 · 6 min read
Draining the Great South East
Before the drains, much of the Limestone Coast spent winter underwater. The scheme that dried it out reshaped the land - and made the surviving wetlands precious.
June 2026 · 6 min read
The Wreck of the Admella
In August 1859 the steamer Admella struck a reef off Cape Banks and broke apart in minutes. The week that followed became one of the most harrowing stories on the Australian coast.
June 2026 · 7 min read
Lake Bonney and the Big-Sky Coast
Vast Lake Bonney, ringed by reserves and backed by wind farms, anchors the big-sky country around Millicent, a quieter, more elemental Limestone Coast.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Penola's Petticoat Lane
A short lane of restored colonial cottages is the oldest corner of Penola, a window into the town before the vineyards and the saint who made it famous.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Larry the Lobster and the Big Icons
A 17-metre fibreglass lobster has greeted travellers at Kingston SE for decades. Larry is more than kitsch; he's a beloved landmark of the northern Limestone Coast.
June 2026 · 4 min read
Wrattonbully: The Rising Red
Between Coonawarra and Naracoorte lies Wrattonbully, a limestone-ridge wine district quietly earning a reputation for bold, structured reds.
June 2026 · 6 min read
Mount Schank: The Young Volcano
South of Mount Gambier, a near-perfect cone rises from the plain. Mount Schank is among the youngest volcanoes on the Australian mainland, and you can climb its rim.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Beachport: The Quiet Coast
Once a busy whaling and shipping port, Beachport has settled into a slower rhythm of scenic drives, salt-heavy swims and empty beaches.
June 2026 · 6 min read