Melbourne History

The idea of a group that would explore under Melbourne was formed by three teenagers during the summer of 1985/6. On January the 26th, the trio of explorers ventured out to explore the Diamond Creek Mines in the northeast of Melbourne and the Cave Clan was born.

The Cave Clan started exploring mines, caves and soon included stormwater drains. These days, the Cave Clan have explored just about every type of artificial tunnel or chamber there is.

In the beginning, the Cave Clan used to meet fellow explorers by leaving messages in the drains, or purely by chance - coincidently bumping into them down below. In 1990 the Cave Clan got a post office box and that made them much more accessible to outsiders: the media, the curious, fellow explorers - people just like yourself.