Lower Southeast Venturer Caving Trip
Event description
Lower Southeast Venturer Caving Trip
The first Scout Caving Group expedition of 2024 is a trip to the wet and wild Lower South East. We haven’t been able to use this area for caving in some time, so this is a wonderful opportunity to go and see some rarely explored caves! Mt Gambier is located 450 km SE of Adelaide, and is the home to the beautiful Blue Lake - a now extinct volcano. Surrounding Mt Gambier is a large block of limestone containing many caves. According to the Cave Exploration Group of South Australia’s (CEGSA) website:
Lower South East There are three main types of caves in this region. There are many cenotes (water filled sinkholes) and dry sinkholes, ranging from sheersided to gently sloping depressions. Ramps are often cut down to the waters edge for stock use. Long water filled joint plane caves with small roof hole entrances are common. Other caves consist of extensive rock collapse chambers, occasionally linked by a series of flatteners with mud, calcite or flowstone floors. There are tourist caves at Tantanoola and in and around Mount Gambier. There are now 501 recorded cave features in this region.
Over the weekend we will attempt to visit a range of caves in the Mt Gambier area, as well as go snorkeling in the famous Ewens Ponds and maybe even climb one of the volcanoes in the area!
- Event Location: Millicent, Mt Gambier and surrounding areas
- Event Start and Finish: 6:30pm Friday 8th March to 6:00pm Monday 11th of March
Note: regarding snorkeling gear - you will need this equipment if you want to take part in the activity! You are welcome to bring your own, but if it's not suitable for the activity then you may miss out! Feel free to ask if you're unsure!
For more detailed information, please review the Information Sheet