When do the leaves change in Victoria High Country?

Poplars and elms along the Ovens Valley around Bright turn gold and crimson through April, while the Dandenongs and Macedon Ranges give Melbourne a cooler-climate autumn close to home.

Autumn foliage at Bright
📍 Bright, Victoria High Country· Photo: RahMan911 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Known for

  • Bright's Ovens Valley poplars
  • Mount Buffalo alpine color
  • Dandenong Ranges cool-climate gardens

Things to do in fall in Victoria High Country

1 iconic stop — scenic drives, farms, haunts, and the views locals plan their October around.

Bright

Fall festival

Apr 23 – May 2

A high-country town in Victoria's alps planted a century ago with European trees for the color. Poplars, oaks, and elms turn through the Autumn Festival each ANZAC weekend in late April, one of Australia's few real foliage events.

Don’t miss: Autumn Festival (late April) · Canyon walking track · Tree-lined main street

See it on the map

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