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The Best Attractions In Portarlington

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Portarlington Mill

Grand Hotel Beer Garden

Port Phillip Ferries

Werribee Open Range Zoo

The Enchanted Adventure Garden

Erskine Falls

Point Nepean National Park

The Great Ocean Road

Lorne Beach

Portarlington is a historic coastal township located on the Bellarine Peninsula, 28 km from the city of Geelong, in the state of Victoria, Australia. It has a diverse population which includes a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, a high proportion of retirees, and a large seasonal holiday influx. The gently rising hills behind the town feature vineyards and olive groves, and offer spectacular panoramic views across Port Phillip Bay. Portarlington is a popular family holiday destination and a centre of fishing and aquaculture . At one time the town claimed the largest Caravan Park in the Southern Hemisphere, although the size has reduced considerably in ...
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The Best Attractions In Portarlington

1. Grand Hotel Beer Garden Portarlington
2. Port Phillip Ferries Portarlington
Port Phillip , is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia; it is the location of Melbourne. Geographically, the bay covers 1,930 square kilometres and the shore stretches roughly 264 km . Although it is extremely shallow for its size, most of the bay is navigable. The deepest portion is only 24 metres , and half the region is shallower than 8 m . The volume of the water in the bay is around 25 cubic kilometres . Before British settlement the area around Port Phillip was divided between the territories of the Wathaurong , Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung Nations. Its waters and coast are home to seals, whales, dolphins, corals, and many kinds of seabirds and migratory waders. The first British to enter the bay were the crews of HMS Lady Nelson, commanded by John Murray and, ten weeks later, H...
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3. Portarlington Mill Portarlington
Portarlington is a historic coastal township located on the Bellarine Peninsula, 28 km from the city of Geelong, in the state of Victoria, Australia. It has a diverse population which includes a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, a high proportion of retirees, and a large seasonal holiday influx. The gently rising hills behind the town feature vineyards and olive groves, and offer spectacular panoramic views across Port Phillip Bay. Portarlington is a popular family holiday destination and a centre of fishing and aquaculture . At one time the town claimed the largest Caravan Park in the Southern Hemisphere, although the size has reduced considerably in recent decades. With direct ferry links to the city of Melbourne Portarlington also serves as a gateway to the historic towns and surf beach...
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4. Werribee Open Range Zoo Werribee
Werribee Open Range Zoo is an African themed zoo in Werribee, about 32 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board or 'Zoos Victoria' which also includes Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary. It is situated on approximately 225 hectares and is located on the Werribee River in Werribee Park, adjacent to the Werribee Mansion. It was originally agistment land to the Melbourne Zoo.
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5. The Great Ocean Road Torquay
The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed 243-kilometre stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford. Built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932 and dedicated to soldiers killed during World War I, the road is the world's largest war memorial. Winding through varying terrain along the coast and providing access to several prominent landmarks, including the Twelve Apostles limestone stack formations, the road is an important tourist attraction in the region. The Great Ocean Road starts at Torquay and travels 244 kilometres westward to finish at Allansford near Warrnambool, the largest city along the road. The road is two lane , and is covered by a speed limit changing between 50 kilometres per ho...
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6. Erskine Falls Lorne
The Erskine River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait to the east of Cape Otway through the town of Lorne. The Erskine River above the falls is known for its high diversity of native fish species and low occurrence of introduced species.
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7. Point Nepean National Park Portsea
Point Nepean marks the southern point of The Rip and the most westerly point of the Mornington Peninsula, in Victoria, Australia. It was named in 1802 after the British politician and colonial administrator Sir Evan Nepean by John Murray in HMS Lady Nelson. Its coast and adjacent waters are included in the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park, while its land area is part of the Point Nepean National Park. The point includes Cheviot Beach on its southern side, which was the site of both the wreck of the SS Cheviot in 1887 and the disappearance of Harold Holt in 1967.
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8. The Enchanted Adventure Garden Arthurs Seat
Enid Mary Blyton was an English children's writer whose books have been among the world's best-sellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Blyton's books are still enormously popular, and have been translated into 90 languages; her first book, Child Whispers, a 24-page collection of poems, was published in 1922. She wrote on a wide range of topics including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives and is best remembered today for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven and Malory Towers series. Following the commercial success of her early novels such as Adventures of the Wishing-Chair and The Enchanted Wood , Blyton went on to build a literary empire, sometimes producing fifty books a year in addition to her prolific magazine and newspaper cont...
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9. Lorne Beach Lorne
Lorne is a seaside town on Louttit Bay in Victoria, Australia. It is situated about the Erskine River and is a popular destination on the Great Ocean Road tourist route. Lorne is in the Surf Coast Shire and at the 2016 census had a population of 1,114 but this figure grows during the holiday season.
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TOP 100 VICTORIA (VIC) Popular Travel Destinations

Travel destinations in Victoria - Australia based on popularity for each city, town. island, suburb, region etc. Victoria is state in south-eastern Australia. It is most densely populated state in Australia.

Travel destinations in Victoria is in metropolis of Melbourne for the attractions such as zoo, museum, aquarium, tourist precincts such as Southbank, Docklands, St Kilda, etc. Victoria also has more than 2000 km of coastline with hundred of beaches. Some of natural attractions in coastline can be found in Great Ocean Road such as The Twelve Apostle, Bay of Islands, cliffs and whale watching etc.

Others things to do in Victoria state - Australia is for waterskiing in Echuca and Mildura, looking for local Australian species in Healesville Sanctuary, visit Geelong for its famous waterfront and Eastern Beach. Vineyards and historic resort town visit in The Bellarine Peninsula such as Drysdale, Queenscliff and Portarlington. For surfers go to surf coast in Lorne, Torquay or Bells Beach.

There are too many travel destinations in Victoria, so we just sort it too 100 city/town/suburbs/island. Ranking from 1 to 100 based on its popularity. Hope this video from Explore Australia will help you decide where to go in Victoria state - Australia on your next holiday.

Melbourne Day Trip | Elwood - Weekly travel vlog

Hey everyone,

last weekend we went for a drive down to the Elwood / Brighton area, about 8km south of the Melbourne CBD. We walked around the waterfront and beach area before we watched the sunset.

For those of you wondering where it is in relation to the city here is a link to it on the map. (We forgot to put the map into the video)

Each week we will visit somewhere new and show you some ways to travel on a budget.

If you have any suggestions for where we should go next, feel free to comment below! :)

Check out our website for lots of travel information, tips and tricks and photography related content.

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Wild Flower by Joakim Karud

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Flying Brick Bellarine Sunset Run coming Feb 13 2016

On Feb 13th 2016 the Bellarine Peninsula gets it's own running event featuring the 10km & half marathon distances. The Flying Brick Bellarine Sunset Run is ran on the beautiful Bellarine Coastal Trail between Portarlington and St Leonards in Victoria Australia.

it took so long for me to edit this out. but heres to my first ever solo trip vlog!!

Enjoy

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Our Top Things To Do In Melbourne || VLOG ||

Hey guys!

In this vlog we show some of our favourite places in Melbourne (mainly restaurants!) We thought this would be a good idea as a better introduction to our channel and where we are currently living. :)

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Great Days by Joakim Karud
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Roots by Tobu
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Check out our website for lots of travel information, tips and tricks and photography related content.

And follow us on social media for up to date photos and videos from along the way.

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Secret Spot along the Great Ocean Road

Our latest adventure saw us heading down to the Great Ocean Road. Travelling down the Great Ocean Road led us to the 12 apostles where we found this little hidden gem.

Camping in Victoria - Firth Park (Wombat State Forest)

* Tent in this video
1) Awning tent :

2)Double Swag :

* Camping in Victoria - Firth Park

Firth park campground is placed at Wombat state forest near the town of Trentham. It's free and well maintained site with picnic tables, fire fit and toilet. You can enjoy activities like trekking, 4wd, dirt bike, MTB and horse riding at deep forest.

* Overview *
- Free camping , Untreated water, Open fire, pet allow
- Caravan available
- 22 more campsite (9 vehicles allowance area)

It will show one night camping with amazing drone shot.

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* Booking this camping

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* Melbourne Travel, camping facebook group :

* Photo story , Momentale facebook :

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Rydges Geelong

Rydges Geelong
Stop at Rydges Geelong to discover the wonders of Geelong. The hotel has everything you need for a comfortable stay. Service-minded staff will welcome and guide you at the Rydges Geelong. Guestrooms are fitted with all the amenities you need for a good night's sleep. In some of the rooms, guests can find television LCD/plasma screen, carpeting, linens, towels, closet. Entertain the hotel's recreational facilities, including fitness center, golf course (within 3 km), outdoor pool, spa. Discover all Geelong has to offer by making Rydges Geelong your base.

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