Wanliss Falls

Wanliss Falls
Wanliss Falls
Wanliss Falls is located in Victoria
Wanliss Falls
Location within Victoria
LocationLorne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates38°30′23″S 143°54′26″E / 38.506417°S 143.907112°E / -38.506417; 143.907112
TypePlunge
Total height18.42 m (60.4 ft) (Lower)
14.91 m (48.9 ft) (Upper)
Number of drops2 (Lower)
1 (Upper)
WatercourseErskine River

Wanliss Falls is a waterfall located within the Otway Ranges outisde of Lorne, Victoria, Australia. Situated upstream of Erskine Falls on the Erskine River, the waterfall (or waterfalls, given the distance between sections of the tiers), can be considered to be split into a lower and upper section, with the lower section comprising 2 drops each at a respective height of 14.15 metres (46.4 ft) and 4.27 metres (14.0 ft) and a total height of 18.42 metres (60.4 ft), and the upper section comprising a single drop with a total height of 14.91 metres (48.9 ft).

Description and access

The waterfall were discovered and named after Lieutenant Harold Boyd Wanliss (1891–1917), who owned nearby land. Harold Boyd Wanliss was killed in action at the Battle of Polygon Wood in Belgium during World War I.

Harold Boyd Wanliss (1891–1917), the waterfall's discoverer and namesake

Despite their close proximity to Erskine Falls and its car park, there is no formal walking track from these locations to the waterfalls, so traversing the thick bush is required.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Car, Anthony (2021). Waterfalls of the Otway Ranges (1 ed.). Victoria, Australia: Anthony Car. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-646-83170-1.
  2. ↑ "Harold Boyd Wanliss". Australian War Memorial. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 13 October 2026.