An outdoor shower is provided at this historic site – perfect with which to wash away the sand, sea and salt after a perfect outing on the beach. A stunning location equipped with picnic tables and a mountain of historic information for those who enjoy learning of our intriguing origins in this beautiful country we call Australia . . . Helpful Hints: – Read more…
Located adjacent to Sorrento’s Surf Life Saving Club, public toilets and car park, these outdoors showers are ideally situated to wash off the sand, salt and sea prior to your journey home. The beautiful and historic Sorrento Back Beach precinct provides all the opportunities to enjoy a day at the beach → swimming, surfing, body boarding, sun bathing, strolling amid the crystal Read more…
sorrento's weather Longitude: 144.739361 Latitude: -38.339355 Metres above Sea Level: 20.5 m Area: 7.08 km² Perimeter: 15.5 km View Sorrento’s Statistics & Demographics . Sorrento is in fact the location of the very first attempt at settlement by Europeans in the Port Phillip Bay area. Lieutenant Collins arrived with a fleet of ships in the year 1803, landing Read more…
Crossing through an entrance-way entitled ‘Collins Settlement 1803 – the First Official European Settlement in Victoria‘, a large stone monument commemorating this momentous event in the evolution of Australia over the past 200+ years is revealed. Located in close proximity to another monument commemorating the people who were involved in this settlement whether they be convicts, constabulary or free settlers; an information Read more…
Leaving the car ahead of the entrance entitled ‘Collins Settlement 1803 – the First Official European Settlement in Victoria‘, a short stroll of only 160 m along a mostly bitumen pathway will reveal the ‘JP Fawkner Lookout’ which overlooks a beautiful cove housing a multiple of yachts and boats, as well as a jetty. The lookout is sited at what was once know as the Read more…
. Facilities available at Sorrento’s ‘Back Beach’ include: public toilets, picnic tables, sheltered picnic tables, numerous bench seats, outdoor showers, water fountain and rubbish bins. Helpful Hints: – Located approximately 1.5 km South-West of Town Centre – obtain Directions here – Attractions & Facilities available along the Mornington Peninsula Coastal Walk – Beach Access Discover Sorrento: – Points of Interest – Things to Do – Read more…
A small car park services this beautiful beach, picnic area and historic site – the very first site to be settled by Europeans on the southern shores of the continent of Australia back in 1803 . . . A walking trail meanders its way along foreshore linking the many stunning sceries to be found here. Located just 230 m down the road is a large monument Read more…
Nestled under the shade of some mature trees, at the entrance to the site entitled ‘Collins Settlement 1803 – the First Official European Settlement in Victoria‘, some picnic tables can be found – a perfect location to sit and take in the mass of information that is available at this historically momentous location. A walking trail meanders its way along foreshore linking the many stunning Read more…
Overlooking Sorrento’s beautiful ‘Back Beach’, just offshore a single pillar rises above the ocean surface – proudly and defiantly resisting the powerful surf. One can’t help but be drawn to, and captured by, this natural landmark. We later learn: ” . . . Here may be seen the “league long roller” breaking on the shore, and the curious isolated rock, called Darby’s monument. Read more…
. Facilities available at Sorrento’s ‘Back Beach’ include: public toilets, picnic tables, sheltered picnic tables, numerous bench seats, outdoor showers, water fountain and rubbish bins. Helpful Hints: – Located approximately 1.5 km South-West of Town Centre – obtain Directions here – Attractions & Facilities available along the Mornington Peninsula Coastal Walk – Beach Access Discover Sorrento: – Points of Interest – Things to Do – Read more…
A short stroll of only 175 m from an entrance entitled ‘Collins Settlement 1803 – the First Official European Settlement in Victoria‘, along a mostly bitumen pathway which ascends to high point that overlooks Port Phillip Bay, four unmarked graves are encountered – the stories of which seem to have been lost in history . . . ” . . . But what little we Read more…
This stunning location possesses the fame of being the very first official attempt at a European settlement on the south-eastern coast of mainland Australia. Lieutenant-Governor David Collins was charged with establishing a settlement in late 1803 selecting: ” . . . Sorrento, when it formed the infant penal settlement of Collins, was officially known as Sullivan Bay and Sullivan Camp, after Mr. John Read more…
Sited directly in front of Sorrento’s Surf Life Saving Club, a picturesque, paved terrace features interesting information signage about the ocean beach area. It includes historical, ecological, directional and useful safety information. Viewing the area as it presents today, it is hard to imagine the Ocean Amphitheatre, Steam Tramway and station, rotundas, and many other historic infrastructures that once adorned the Read more…
Sitting on one of these picnic tables, looking across Port Phillip Bay, it’s hard to comprehend that this is the very spot where over 200 years ago, the very first Europeans to ever set up a settlement on the southern coast of Australia – did so, right here, back in 1803 . . . The location is beautiful, the water so inviting. Read more…
Located a short 1.5 km from the bayside township of Sorrento, which is located on the shores of Port Phillip Bay, the ‘Sorrento Back Beach’ precinct is situate on the ‘surf-side’ of the Mornington Peninsula – abutting Bass Strait. The ocean beach is captivatingly beautiful revealing a sandy cove protected by rocky outcrops at each end – as the surf rolls in . Read more…
Located at the ‘Eastern Sister’ end of the historic ‘Collins Settlement‘ of 1803 to 1804, this large monument is a reminder of the very first attempt to settle the southern shores of the continent of Australia just over 200 years ago. Arriving on the 9th October 1803, the settlement was to last barely 4 months when, on the 30th January 1804 the Read more…
Located adjacent to the Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club, these public toilets are fittingly positioned to service all who wish to explore and enjoy this beautiful and historic Sorrento Back Beach precinct. Sorrento’s ‘Back Beach’ enjoys a stunning surf beach, many walking trails, Coppin’s Lookout, picnic facilities → just to mention a few . . . These public toilets are Read more…
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