All Natural POI

The following is a comprehensive list of Natural Points of Interest (POI’s) available to the Public for their Enjoyment & Well-being. The Category of Natural POI is defined as being Things to See & Attractions that are Naturally occurring in the Environment.
Sub Categories Include: Bay | Ocean, Beach, Forest | Bush / Reserve, Lake | Lagoon | Estuary, Lookout | View, Mountain, Natural Landmark, River | Creek, Swamp / Wetland & Waterfall.



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Beach Access Point – Opposite 556 Shoreline Drive, Golden Beach, Gippsland, VIC

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Category: Beach, Lookout | View, and Natural POI
Parking, views and direct access to the Ninety Mile Beach in all its natural and unspoiled beauty can be achieved by venturing on a small detour leading south-east, off Shoreline Drive. Beach access is directly from the car parking area (no dunes to climb) !! Watch the sea birds feast on a school of fish, walk for miles, paddle in the shallows, fish Read more…

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Bridgewater Bay – Sth West End St Johns Wood Rd, Blairgowrie, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Category: Beach and Natural POI
The well hidden Bridgewater Bay can be found at the South West End of St Johns Wood Road after it becomes a dirt track and a car park at its termination point, from which a short walk along a sandy track will expose it in its entirety. The approach is from the sculptural sandstone cliffs down a wooden staircase that Read more…

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The Rip – Port Phillip Bay, VIC

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Category: Bay | Ocean, Natural Landmark, and Natural POI
‘The Rip’ is defined as the narrow passage that joins Bass Strait to Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. The notorious and infamous waters of ‘The Rip’ are known to mariners around the world and still impart dread into captains and their crews . . . In 1802 the earliest explorers, who within 10 weeks of each other, dared enter this treacherous stretch Read more…

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Cutagee Lake & Beach – 3599 Tathra Bermagui Rd, Cuttagee, NSW

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Category: Beach, Lake | Lagoon | Estuary, Lookout | View, Natural POI, RA-Picnic Tables, and Rest Area (RA)
Pet Friendly: Yes
Shade & Shelter: Yes
Longitude: 150.053863      Latitude: -36.489535 Travelling along the Tathra-Bermagui Road, the road meanders – up and down – through stunning sceneries changing from towering forests of Spotted Gums featuring understories of ancient Cycads – to the calm waters of the inlets and lagoons – often traversed by the iconic timber one-lane bridges. The NSW Coastal Cycad – Macrozamia Communis Cycads are Read more…

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Point Nepean National Park – West End Point Nepean Rd, Portsea, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Category: Historical, Forest | Bush | Reserve, Natural POI, and Site | Cultural
Disabled Access: Yes
Shade & Shelter: Yes
The ‘Point Nepean National Park’ was opened to the public in 1988 following some 90 years of active military defence, and, another 40 or so years as intermittent training grounds.  Reminders of its military past are dotted all around the landscape including numerous gunnery bunkers, forts, subterranean infrastructures, signage warning visitors not stray from the formal path at risk of discovering unexploded Read more…

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Lookout & Bicycle Termination Point – ‘Pearce Barracks’, Defence Rd, Point Nepean National Park, Portsea, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Category: Lookout | View and Natural POI
It is at this point that the bike riding trail through the Point Nepean National Park terminates. The final 800 m leg of the journey to Fort Nepean can be traversed by foot or by hopping on the Shuttle Bus.  A Shuttle Bus Stop is located just across the road. This view point also bestows amazing views across Port Phillip Bay and over the Read more…

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Beach – Esa Park, Point Vernon, Hervey Bay, QLD

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Category: Beach and Natural POI
Pet Friendly: Yes
Various access points to the delightful safe waters of Hervey Bay are located within ‘Esa Park‘.  The sandy stretch of beach offers users of the park an opportunity to frolic in the warm waters; relax on the clean, white sands; and when the sun becomes too much, enjoy the shelter of the park precinct. An Outdoor Shower is situate on the access path . . . Read more…

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Bay Lookout – ‘Seawinds Gardens’, Arthurs Seat State Park, Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Category: Community | Public Space, Information Shelter | Centre, Lookout | View, and Natural POI
Disabled Access: Yes
Balanced on the edge of ‘Selwyn’s Fault’, the ‘Bay Lookout’ bestows the most amazing views to the south, west and even northern reaches of Port Phillip Bay, in Victoria.  Clearly visible: are Port Phillip Heads, The Rip, Bass Strait, the western end of the Mornington Peninsula, Mud Island, the Bellarine Peninsula, and a little further in the distance, Corio Bay, Read more…

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JP Fawkner Lookout – ‘Site of Collins Settlement c 1803’, 4 Leggett Way, Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Category: Lookout | View and Natural POI
Disabled Access: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes
Shade & Shelter: Yes
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…

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Lizard Head Rock – South West End of Heyfield Rd, Rye, Mornington Peninsula,VIC

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Category: Natural Landmark and Natural POI
Strolling along the ‘Peninsula Coastal Walk’ trail, just north of the Heyfield Road trail junction, as the view of the beach materialises – one could be forgiven for mistaking the sight ahead as a giant lizard emerging from the surf !! The likeness is truly amazing, from many angles – hence the aptly named ‘Lizard Head’. Do the photos do the phenomena justice ??? – Read more…

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Lookout Pavilion – Upper ‘Dayman Park’, Urangan, Hervey Bay, QLD

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Category: Lookout | View, Natural POI, Amenities & Facilities, and Shelter | Pavilion
The ‘upper’ level of beautiful ‘Dayman Park‘ in Urangan, Queensland, bestows the most beautiful and expansive views.  Part of the infrastructure provided to experience this beauty are some artistic seating sheltered by a large, elegant pavilion. The park is accessible from the car park situate directly within the park (enter off Dayman Street, at the junction of James Street) and also via the tremendous Read more…

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Bluff Beach – East End of Bluff Beach Rd, Iluka, NSW

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Category: Beach and Natural POI
Arriving from the think jungle of the Iluka Nature Reserve, through entangled vines seemingly dangling from towering trees the Bluff Beach opens out in to a large bay decorated with the rocky outcrop of the bluff itself and sand stretching almost endlessly around the perimeter of the bay. Surrounded in National Parks and wildlife, lined with Pandanus trees and soft Read more…

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Port Phillip Bay, VIC

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Category: Bay | Ocean, Historical, Natural POI, and Site | Cultural
” . . . The Lady Nelson, under Lieutenant Murray, was the first ship to enter the bay of Port Phillip.  On 5th January 1802, Mr. Murray was driven from the Heads by a storm, after having noticed that there was a practicable entrance.  Mr. Bowen, his mate, however, safely entered in the vessel’s launch, and the ship was able Read more…

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River & Lake Views – Sth End of Punt Rd, Metung, Gippsland, VIC

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Category: Lookout | View, Natural POI, and River | Creek
Heading south from the ‘Harry Clues Memorial Park‘ situate on the banks of the Tambo River in Johnsonville, Victoria, runs a well maintained gravel road that hugs the banks of the river until the ingress into Lake King is revealed. Lake King is one of the large lakes that join together to form the enormous Gippsland lakes and river system.  The Tambo River is Read more…

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Parks Victoria – Fasham St, Underbool, VIC






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Category: Forest | Bush | Reserve and Natural POI

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Views of Historic Bridge & Canal – Canal Rd, Sale, Gippsland, VIC

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Category: Lookout | View and Natural POI
Located in Sale, Victoria, it takes some time to realise the history and the enormity of the infrastructure that was built to cater for the steamers that once plied the waters of Gippsland’s lakes and rivers.  Today, some of the infrastructure remains, however, not one paddle or screw steamer survived to help tell the tale of the incredible ingenuity of Read more…

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Beach – East Perimeter Point Leo Ring Rd, Point Leo, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Category: Bay | Ocean, Beach, and Natural POI
Pet Friendly: Yes
Though Point Leo, Victoria is tiny, it packs a massive punch of unspoilt beauty. The beaches here are stunning: → from a tranquil creek and sheltered bay → to the thundering surf around the head of the rocky outcrop → to towering cliffs and long sandy beaches lined by sand dunes . . . Every which way you look, the scene is exquisitely picturesque. The Read more…

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Beach – Frazers Reef, East End Frazers Reef Rd, Iluka, NSW

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Category: Beach and Natural POI
Following a well maintained gravel road leading through the stunning ‘Bundjalung National Park’ to ‘Frazers Reef’, a beautiful walking trail leads from the car park through the sand dunes, to an absolutely pristine beach – presenting a beautiful sandy cove, with Iluka Bluff to the southward and various interesting rock formations along the cove. Located just 3 km from the heart of Iluka in New South Wales, once Read more…

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Site of Collins Settlement c 1803 – Opposite 3095 Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

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Category: Bay | Ocean, Beach, Historical POI's 1801-1820, Historical, Natural POI, Site | Cultural, and Site | Explore, Pioneer
Disabled Access: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes
Shade & Shelter: Yes
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…

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Capture the Views – McMillan St at Wellsford St Intersection, Stratford, VIC

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Category: Lookout | View and Natural POI
Traversing the streets and walking trails of Stratford, Victoria, the views and landscapes are breathtaking.  The river flats of the Avon River extend as far as the eye can see – escarpments, fields, bush, farms, sparkling river waters, mountains . . .  Even during the heat of Summer the fields look green . . . The history of the town Read more…