💬 ‘Like Sovereign Hill on steroids’: Meet the Victorian Historical Mine Shaft Chasers
Nobody knows exactly how many thousands of old mines pockmark Victoria, but this group is happily spending hours underground trying to find out.
Growing up, my step-father’s family had a bush property near the old mining settlement of Whroo and the Balaclava Mine. As a young child, my siblings and I would clamber through the old shafts, ignorant of any risks. I wonder how many other sites there are and the dangers that might lurk.