pink lakes melbourne

Chasing “pink lakes Melbourne”? Start with Westgate Park in Port Melbourne, whose salt lake goes bright pink in hot, sunny periods with low rainfall—thanks to Dunaliella salina algae and halobacteria showing off.

It’s wildly seasonal, so one week it’s bubblegum; the next, back to beige—don’t touch, don’t swim, and definitely don’t make TikTok tea with it.

For bigger, reliably rosy vistas, road-trip to Pink Lake (Dimboola) about 330 km northwest, or Lake Tyrrell (Sea Lake) around 350 km—flat as a pancake, reflective as your last fuel bill.

Go at sunrise or sunset for colour and fewer crowds, and pack water, sunblock, and a sense of wonder that isn’t calibrated entirely by Instagram.