Geelong
Victoria’s second largest city and doorway to the Great Ocean Road As the state’s second largest city, Geelong is at… Read More »Geelong
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Geelong and Bellarine
The Bellarine Peninsula and the state’s second largest city, Geelong, are on the western side side of the opening to Port Phillip Bay and the doorway to the Great Ocean Road.
With its combination of protected bay side and ocean surf beaches and rich history, the Bellarine has been a very popular vacation spot for people from east and west for over a 100 years.
Ocean Grove
Outside of Geelong, Ocean Grove is the largest town on the Bellarine Peninsula with a population of around 10,000 and… Read More »Ocean Grove
Point Lonsdale
At the southern tip of the Bellarine Peninsula, Point Lonsdale overlooks ‘the heads’ – the entrance to Port Phillip Bay,… Read More »Point Lonsdale
Portarlington
Located on the northeastern tip of the Bellarine Peninsula, Portarlington is a very popular seaside and fishing vacation destination with… Read More »Portarlington
Queenscliff
Queenscliff is a modern tourist at the southeast side of the Bellarine Peninsula with a population of around 3,000 people. … Read More »Queenscliff
Barwon Heads
Located on the southern side of the Bellarine Peninsula and just past the heads of Port Phillip Bay, Barwon Heads… Read More »Barwon Heads
Drysdale
Drysdale is a country township of over 3,600 people east of Geelong on the Bellarine Peninsula. Drysdale sits in the middle of… Read More »Drysdale
Thirteenth Beach
Located at Barwon Heads, Thirteenth Beach is named for the fact that it is located adjacent to the 13th hole of… Read More »Thirteenth Beach
Barwon Park Mansion
The mansion was built in 1871 by Thomas Austin, an early settler and landholder in the Barwon area. It is… Read More »Barwon Park Mansion
Bellarine Railway
Once the only passenger and commercial railway line for the Bellarine Peninsula, running from South Geelong to Queenscliff, the line… Read More »Bellarine Railway
Indented Head
A popular holiday area from the beginning of the 20th century In 1802, the explorer Mathew Flinders looked across Port… Read More »Indented Head
St Leonards
St Leonards is modern tourist coastal town and fishing community on the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula. The township… Read More »St Leonards
Winchelsea
Located on the Barwon River, Winchelsea is a small town of around 1,500 people, only 37 kilometers west of Geelong… Read More »Winchelsea
Inverleigh
Directly west of the city of the Geelong is the rural township of Inverleigh. With now a population of somewhere… Read More »Inverleigh
Anakie
Anakie is a small rural township of somewhere over 600 people which sits on the door step of the Brisbane Ranges… Read More »Anakie
Steiglitz
Steiglitz was once a bustling mining town and many aspects of it have been conserved as a Historic Park. In… Read More »Steiglitz
You Yangs Regional Park
The You Yangs are a series of granite peaks that rise above the volcanic plains to the north of Geelong.… Read More »You Yangs Regional Park
Serendip Sanctuary
The sanctuary began in 1959 when what had previously been farming land was purchased by the state government for the… Read More »Serendip Sanctuary
Lake Connewarre Wildlife Reserve
Lake Connewarre is a 880 hectare shallow lake that is feed by the Barwon River and which then flows through… Read More »Lake Connewarre Wildlife Reserve
Fort Queenscliff
Fort Queenscliff is the old western defense of Port Phillip Bay While remaining an active unit of the Australian Army… Read More »Fort Queenscliff