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Cape Discoveries

Cape Discoveries

Full Day Half Day or Less Nature and wildlife Sightseeing Tours Walking and Biking Tours

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Cape Discoveries private guided tours provide a personal nature-based scenic tour, exploring six bays and four capes and the only...

Mill Swamp

Wilkin Flora and Fauna Reserve

National Parks and Reserves Natural Attractions

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For the nature lovers, Wilkin Flora and Fauna Reserve covers total of 3,600 hectares with four-wheel drive and two-wheel drive...

St Stephens Anglican Church

St Stephens Portland Anglican Church

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations Landmarks and Buildings

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Victoria's oldest Anglican Church is found in the historic town of Portland. Its history stretches back to the town's initial...

Coastline

Cape Bridgewater

Natural Attractions

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Cape Bridgewater is one of Australia’s best kept secrets with its world class beaches, abundant wildlife and stunning scenery.Discover the...

Dartmoor Memorial Atlantic Cedar Tree Carvings

Dartmoor Memorial Atlantic Cedar Tree Carvings

Landmarks and Buildings Parks and Gardens

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Dartmoor is a family friendly place on the Glenelg River. The memorial streetscape features ten Atlantic Cedar tree carvings reflecting...

Cottage

Portland Botanic Gardens

Parks and Gardens

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The Portland Botanic Gardens are a hidden tranquil beauty, established in the 1850s by William Allitt, it is one of...

Sperm Whale Skeleton

Portland Maritime Discovery Centre

Galleries, Museums and Collections

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At the Portland Maritime Discovery Centre, you'll experience a diverse range of activities that bring our coastline's history to life....

Ducks

Fawthrop Lagoon

Natural Attractions Sports and Recreation Facilities

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Fawthrop Lagoon offers a peaceful escape with a variety of things to see and do. The walk is accessible at...

Petrified Forest - Cape Bridgewater

Petrified Forest

Natural Attractions

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There are many conflicting theories on how the Petrified Forest was formed. The most widely accepted theory was written by...

Blowholes - Cape Bridgewater

The Blowholes

Natural Attractions

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The volcanic rock at the base of the cliff is formed mainly of basalt (black) and scoria (purple). Scoria is...

Image of Warrock Station site

Warrock Homestead

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

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Warrock Homestead is a unique collection of 36 hand-built Gothic and Colonial style buildings, 33 of which are classified “A’...

Whale Sundial - Narrawong

Narrawong Human Sundial

Landmarks and Buildings

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The Narrawong Human Sundial designed to celebrate whales which are viewed through their migration from areas around Portland. To use...

Bridgewater Lakes

Bridgewater Lakes

Natural Attractions

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Bridgewater Lakes are a popular recreational area for fishing, swimming, jet skiing, wind surfing and water skiing. There is a...

Heywood Pioneer Wagon Shed and Museum

Heywood Pioneer Wagon Shed and Museum

Galleries, Museums and Collections

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The Heywood Pioneer Wagon Shed and Museum contains items from bygone days that the pioneers of the district used in...

Mary MacKillop Stone Well - Quest Apartments

Mary MacKillop Stone Well

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

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Mary MacKillop, Australia's first saint, has substantial links to Portland. Saint Mary came to Portland in 1862 as a governess....

Long Lead Picnic Area and Campground

Long Lead Picnic Area

National Parks and Reserves Natural Attractions

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Long Lead Picnic Area is 4.5 hours west of Melbourne near the SA border and 20 minutes from Casterton. This...

History House

History House

Galleries, Museums and Collections Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

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The core display of History House looks chronologically at the history of the region from the Indigenous community to the...

Island Park

Island Park Recreation Reserve

Parks and Gardens Sports and Recreation Facilities

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Island Park is set amongst the banks of the Glenelg River and Red Gums. Island Park Recreation Reserve offers a...

Fauna Park

Graham Husson Fauna Park

Parks and Gardens

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Opened in 1978 by the local Lions Club, the Graham Husson Fauna Park features a modern, enclosed playground in a...

Mount Clay Mountain Bike Trail

Mount Clay Mountain Bike Trails

National Parks and Reserves Natural Attractions Sports and Recreation Facilities

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Looking for a family-friendly adventure? Mount Clay, four hours drive west of Melbourne, offers a 13 kilometre network of easy...

Point Danger Gannet Colony

Point Danger – Gannet Colony

National Parks and Reserves Natural Attractions

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Bird watchers flock to Point Danger to view Australia’s only mainland colony of Australasian Gannets, Located just six kilometres out...

Portland Battery Point - Cannon

Portland Battery Point

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

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In 1889 the Portland Battery was constructed and was intended as a defence against a feared invasion from Russia. It...

Glenelg/Wannon River Junction

Glenelg and Wannon River Junction

National Parks and Reserves Natural Attractions Parks and Gardens

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Take a peaceful stroll along the Junction Walking track to the very spot where the Wannon River ends its journey...

Shelly Beach - Cape Bridgewater

Shelly Beach – Cape Bridgewater

Natural Attractions

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As you head out Bridgewater Road towards Cape Bridgewater, just before the Bridgewater Lakes turnoff, there is a narrow windy...

Cape Nelson State Park

Cape Nelson State Park

National Parks and Reserves

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The picnic areas at Cape Nelson State Park set in quiet bush surroundings are an ideal location for a pleasant...

Corkscrew Observatory - Port of Portland

Corkscrew Observatory

Landmarks and Buildings Observatories and Planetariums

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The original corkscrew was built as a gift to the Portland Harbour Trust by the contractors who constructed the port....

Immigration Wall - Portland

Immigration Wall Portland

Landmarks and Buildings

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Portland’s Immigration wall is a great way to remember those ancestors who first set foot in Australia at the harbour...

Australian Kelpie Centre

Australian Kelpie Centre

Galleries, Museums and Collections

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Casterton is celebrated as the birthplace of the kelpie working dog. Visitors can explore the newly constructed, all-purpose Australian Kelpie...

View from Mickle Lookout

Mickle Lookout

Natural Attractions

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High above the town centre, Casterton's Mickle Lookout offers a prime photo opportunity with magnificent views looking straight down the...

Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre & Café

Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Tourism

Adventure and Outdoors Tours Cultural and Theme Tours Full Day Half Day or Less Nature and wildlife Sightseeing Tours Walking and Biking Tours

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Budj Bim Cultural Landscape is a must visit place. Tours, that are led by traditional owner guides describe how Gunditjmara...

Dartmoor Rail Trail

Dartmoor Rail Trail

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

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This 1.3 kilometre sealed trail runs through the Dartmoor Rail Lands, a reserve in the small township of Dartmoor.The trail...

Dartmoor District Coach House Museum

Dartmoor District Coach House Museum

Galleries, Museums and Collections

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Dartmoor District Coach House Museum's building was originally built as a coach house/blacksmith shop, in 1880, from local field limestone....

Crawford River Rufous Fantail

Crawford River Regional Park

National Parks and Reserves

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Crawford River Regional Park offers fine views of riverside and valley vegetation. Enjoy a pleasant bushwalk, try your luck fishing...

Yellow Rock

Yellow Rock Lookout and Coastal Viewpoint

Natural Attractions

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Yellow Rock in Portland is a stunning, easily accessible coastal feature, offering panoramic views, whale spotting, and a popular subject...

ocean viewing

Portland Whale Viewing Platform

Landmarks and Buildings Observatories and Planetariums

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Experience the majesty of the annual whale migration at the Whale Viewing Platform on Wade Street in Portland. This easily...

Ess Lagoon

Ess Lagoon

Natural Attractions

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Ess Lagoon offers a picnic and fishing area and is regularly stocked with trout. Ess Lagoon is centrally situated and...

Lower Glenelg National Park jetty

Lower Glenelg National Park

National Parks and Reserves

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Discover the unique beauty along the Glenelg River found in heart of Lower Glenelg National Park – from jagged limestone...

Jack Gleeson

Kelpie Walking Trail

Landmarks and Buildings National Parks and Reserves Natural Attractions Parks and Gardens

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An easy walk around town, The Kelpie walking Trail links five unique sculptures to reveal the fascinating life and times...

Merino Walking Track

Merino Old Stock Route Walking Trail

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

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Merino is set resting in the gentle rolling hills along the main Old Bullock Track north from Portland. From Heywood,...

Discovery Bay Marine National Park

Discovery Bay Coastal Park

National Parks and Reserves

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This remote coastal park protects 55 kilometre of ocean beach. Inland, the park encompasses high coastal cliffs, huge rolling sand...

Tree Carvings - Dartmoor

The Passage of Time Trees

Natural Attractions

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Though the Avenue was planted with the concept of 'perpetual memory', trees are not eternal. in 1993 arborists identified many...

Portland Lighthouse with blue sky behind

Portland Lighthouse

Landmarks and Buildings

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The present light is now painted white with a red cap and stands 40.5 metres above sea level. It is...

Powerhouse Museum

Powerhouse Vintage Car and Motor Museum

Galleries, Museums and Collections

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Come and visit a unique collection of Veteran, vintage and classic cars, motorbikes, stationary motors and tractors together with a...

Kooyang (eel) Tasting Plate - Small

Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre & Café

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

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On the shores of Tae Rak (Lake Condah) in south western Victoria you will find one of the oldest and...

An exterior photo of the Portland Arts Centre at night

Portland Arts Centre

Entertainment Venues Galleries, Museums and Collections

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The Portland Arts Centre presents live theatre, music, exhibitions, and other events as the presenter of the ArtsGlenelg program. As...

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Bats Ridge Wildlife Reserve

National Parks and Reserves Natural Attractions

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Bats Ridge Wildlife Reserve is frequently visited by cavers in the region.The reserve covers an area of around 220 hectares...

Gunditjmara guide Judy McDonald and guests on a cultural walking tour along Bocara.

Bocara Cultural Walking Tours

Cultural and Theme Tours Nature and wildlife Walking and Biking Tours

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Visitors to Nelson are invited on an Aboriginal walking tour to remember in far south-west Victoria.Walk on Mirring (Country) and...

Mount Richmond Nationa Park - Benwerrin Walk

Mount Richmond National Park

National Parks and Reserves

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Mount Richmond is an extinct volcano surrounded by low, flat land. The volcano is covered with a layer of sand...

Grassy picnic area with scattered trees and picnic table

Fort O’Hare Campground

Natural Attractions

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Set on the banks of the Glenelg River, this picnic area and campground in Dartmoor is a 4.5 hour drive...