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Aerial panorama of a rainbow over Mallacoota at sunset, with storm clouds, the calm lake, township and entrance to the ocean.

Mallacoota · Croajingolong coast

Some places stay with you.

A local’s guide to Mallacoota and the Croajingolong coast, through Colin Dixon’s drone photographs, films, songs and stories.

Explore Mallacoota Through the lens
Sunset Rainbow over Mallacoota · Colin DixonOrder this print at art.oze.au

The coast, at its own pace.

Where the inlet meets the sea, the view changes every day. Come for a beach walk, a paddle or a quiet look around. Stay for the light on the lake and the people who call this corner of East Gippsland home.

I’m Colin. I share the places I love through photographs from above, little films, songs and stories. This is a place to start exploring, or to come back to when you’re missing Coota.

Find your way aroundBeaches, bush tracks, markets and the journey here. See it from aboveDrone photographs, immersive views and films. Make a day of itFind local happenings with Love Mallacoota. Stay a little longerLocal life, told through pictures, words and song.

Music from the coast

New songs and films

Who Wrote This Song?

Sunset over Bastion Point and the Mallacoota Inlet entrance, filmed by drone on 31 October 2026, with an acoustic folk duet between a human and an AI arguing over who wrote it. Drone video by Colin Dixon. Concept, lyrics and creative direction by Colin Dixon, with assistance from several AIs; music and vocals made with Suno.

Read the lyrics and the bigger question at the AI Consent Registry

Summer's On Her Way

An original coastal blues-jazz song over a golden sunrise on Mallacoota Inlet, filmed by drone on Sunday 25 October 2026. Drone photography by Colin Dixon. Concept and lyrics by Colin Dixon, with assistance from several AIs; music and vocals made with Suno.

The journal

Lately, around Coota.

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