Birnam Station

Birnam Station is a shady and peaceful spot to enjoy a picnic while listening to a chorus of birdsong echo around the towering eucalypts of the Otway Forest Park. It is also the starting point for a very pleasant short fern walk. Birnam Station's history - a section of the original Beechy rail line can be accessed from this site, which is named for its former railway station. The Beechy line, built in the early 1900s, was a narrow-gauge railway line used to convey timber, potatoes and passengers from Beech Forest and Lavers Hill north to Colac from until 1960.Portions of the original right of way have been developed as a walking and cycling track which will eventually run from Colac to Beech Forest. Birnam Station is located just off Colac-Lavers Hill Road, approximately 15km south of Colac. Turn left onto Cashins Road and find the site about 1km along.