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Brumbies in Kosciuszko NP, NSW

By AG STAFF • March 14, 2016

Image credit: Jason Edwards

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Immortalised by poet Banjo Paterson, mountain brumbies now have the run of grassy Currango Plain in Kosciuszko National Park. Either historical icon or environmental vandal, these feral horses polarise opinion like no other introduced species – and they make for striking photography.

Overlooking the western Victorian countryside from the top of Mt Porndon, a 278m-high volcano located 13km southeast of Camperdown. South-western Victoria is home to the third-largest volcanic plains in the world. <strong>(Related: <a href="https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/travel/destinations/2017/02/exploring-volcanic-victoria">Exploring volcanic Victoria</a>)</strong>