Portland
Portland is city of over 10,000 residents and a very large and busy deep water port and the only such… Read More »Portland
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Discovery Coast
The Discovery Coast begins at Discovery Bay and the city of Portland and ends at Nelson, just before the South Australian border. Much of the coastline is included in the Discovery Bay Coastal Park and Cape Bridgewater. Just inland from the coastal area features the wilderness and natural beauty of the Lower Glenelg and Cobboboonee National Parks. This stretch of coastline includes some of Victoria’s oldest settlements.
Cape Nelson
A few kilometres southwest of Portland is Cape Nelson and its state park. Looking west across the bay you can… Read More »Cape Nelson
Princess Margaret Rose Caves
Located in the Lower Glenelg National Park, the Princes Margaret Rose Caves are a limestone cave complex which was discovered… Read More »Princess Margaret Rose Caves
Lower Glenelg National Park
Covering some 27,300 hectares the Lower Glenelg National Park is inland from the Discovery Bay Coastal Park and runs from approximately the… Read More »Lower Glenelg National Park
Cape Bridgewater
Directly west of Portland some 23 kilometres or so lies Cape Bridgewater, the eastern end of the Discovery Bay National… Read More »Cape Bridgewater
Heywood
Just north of Portland, the township of Heywood is certainly one of the first inland settlements in Victoria, having grown… Read More »Heywood
Mount Eccles National Park – Budj Bim
Mount Eccles or in the indigenous language, Budj Bim, is an inactive volcano with estimates of the last eruption from… Read More »Mount Eccles National Park – Budj Bim
Lady Julia Percy Island
Approximately 2 kilometres long and 1 kilometres wide, Lady Julia Percy Island is the remains of Australia’s only offshore volcano. … Read More »Lady Julia Percy Island
Macarthur
A rural township of some 600 people, Macarthur is located on the Eumeralla River, on the Western Victoria Volcanic Plains… Read More »Macarthur
Wannon Falls
Just 11 kilometers west of Hamilton, the Wannon River has progressed from its head in the Grampians to a basalt cliff… Read More »Wannon Falls
Dartmoor
Dartmoor is a small rural township on the Glenelg River serving the local timber industry in harvesting and processing the… Read More »Dartmoor
Yambuk
Yambuk is a small township on the Shaw River just before it reaches the Southern Ocean and like many of… Read More »Yambuk
Steam Packet Inn, Portland
One of the oldest surviving buildings in Australia, the weatherboard Steam Packet Inn in Portland was built between 1841 and… Read More »Steam Packet Inn, Portland
Cape Nelson Lighthouse
Located on the spectacular and rugged coastline of Cape Nelson, the lighthouse was completed and first used in 1884. The… Read More »Cape Nelson Lighthouse
Byaduk Caves
Located in the Mount Napier State Park, the Byaduk Caves are part of a solidified lava flow from the Mount… Read More »Byaduk Caves