Young children and a trip to the snowies in Jan 2013

debacle - our children loved to go to the caves at Naracoorte SA ( prehistoric animals) which is a bit further west than you said and also Portland in Vic. Do not know what they would be like in January as it would be school holidays.

A J

Hi Justin,
You are correct, the Snowies are majestic in the summer.
All depends on what it takes to entertain the children. Our children loved the high country at the age of your elder two.
Consider a stop over in Albury, plenty for the whole family. Then go via Corryong, Khancoban, (not much at Khancoban), check out Murray One Hydro Power station, there's a great picnic spot 30 Km up from Khancoban at Geehi Camp, then on to Thredbo. ( can be expensive at that time of year). Jindabyne is an alternative. Not far out from Jinabyne on the Perisher road there is a great camp ground in the national park at Sawpit Creek with cabins. A great spot with kids. Also in the Snowy area, Cooma, not a bad base for day trips. Yarrangobilly Caves are not too far away. You could continue west home bound from there or return via Canberra.
Do your home work on these places & see if it suits your family needs.

Cheers,

Couple of years ago we did the walk up Mount Kosciuszko. Stayed at the CP park right on the water at Jindy. It was a great holiday. Swam in the lake, rode bikes, went down to Tom Groggin for the day. From memory 5-6 day all up.

At the time our 2 boys were 10 and 6. The walk up the mountain was 9km from the top of Crackenback. You'd have to backpack the 1 yo but the 7 and 5 yo should be okay. It's a raised metal platform the whole way. The weather at the top can be changable. The day we went it was perfect however the day prior, they had sleet. The walk to the top is fantastic and a great event for the kids to do - they can claim to their friends they've climbed the highest mountain in Australia!!

Cheers,.

Dont forget Falls Creek, which is reached through Albury and Mount Beauty.

Here is a link to the lodge that we used to stay at.Diana Alpine Lodge - Falls Creek

And the main Falls Creek site is here: Falls Creek Resort

My sister and I are taking a nostalgic trip up there next week. Back to where we learnt to ski in the 50's and had many winters there since.

You could take start at Tumut (stop) then over to Jungellic and down the Murray to Albury (stop). Then up to Falls Creek (stop) and take a round about way over the top of the Great Dividing Range to Omeo (stop and even nick down to the coast for a day or two). From Omeo back over the top of the Great Dividing Range through Hotham and Harrietville and then to Albury/Wangaratta via Bright and Beechworth to Wangaratta and then join the Murray's southern bank for a drive before turning north to home. Even go as far as Mildura befor turning for home.

I hope this helps.

If you get the chance dont forget breakfast at the Beechworth Cafe in Beechworth where it all began.

Phil

Thank you to all that replied, this is excellent info!! We will be planning this Sunday, I may have more questions.

Thanks again.
Cheers, Justin.

We bushed camped at Geehi last year for a few nights, and plan to do the same again this summer. Our boys were 5 and 3 at the time, and were happy splashing in the creek, shooting each other with sticks, kicking the ball around.

We went to the Murray power station one day, not much for the kids there. Also spent a day in Jindabyne, and stopped at Thredbo on the way back. Thredbo had the chairlift and the toboggans operating.

Jason