Red smoke haze intensifies an Autumn sunset near Benalla
Once an artificial lake, Lake Mokoan has been shut off from river flows and is being restored as a natural wetland for birdlife and land recreation activities.
A plaque resembling Ned Kelly's helmet armour was placed in 2001 on a prominent tree near the famous gunfight site. The sign is inscribed with the names of the 3 police officers killed at that site in 1878 – Sergeant Kennedy, Constable Lonigan and Constable Scanlon. The original 'Kelly Tree', marked by a stray bullet, was felled by loggers in 1908.
