Located in Portarlington, Victoria, the Seaview Hotel was built c 1855 by Mr Duncan McKenzie. Argus (Melbourne, Vic) – 8 Jan 1881 The historic hotel is perfectly positioned on an elevated hillside, directly in line with, and overlooking the Portarlington Pier. It enjoys the most outstanding and magnificent views of the pier, marina, Port Phillip Bay – all the way across to Melbourne in the distance. Portarlington’s Sea Read more…
Located on the edge of a cliff overlooking Blackall Creek, in Stratford, Victoria, the remains of an Aboriginal Scarred Tree can be found. These Scarred Trees can still be found around Australia. They remain as a monument to the times when the Aboriginal tribes roamed these lands . . . Sheets of bark had many uses for Australia’s Aborigines. They once fashioned bark Read more…
Located within the ‘Memorial Park‘ in Stratford, Victoria, an Information Board as well as another detailed Information Memorial to the Aboriginal Tribes that once roamed these lands, are situate. This delightful park of lush lawns, mature trees is well equipped with playgrounds, sheltered and unsheltered picnic tables, barbeques, seating, public toilets, rubbish bins as well as many POI. Sited directly within the town centre, shopping and eateries are close Read more…
Located some 285 km East of Melbourne, Victoria, the stunning Gippsland Lakes are Australia’s largest, navigable, inland waterway comprising of a network of rivers, lakes, marshes and lagoons covering an area of over 400 square kilometres – that is ten times larger than Sydney Harbour !!! Separated from the ocean by a long and narrow coastal dune, known as the Read more…
The ‘Veronica Maybury Memorial Reserve’ is located off Longford-Golden Beach Road some 600 m west of Astro Avenue, Golden Beach. The park and surrounding reserve could easily be classified as the sporting hub of Golden Beach, featuring a 3 km walking track, football oval, cricket pitch, bowling green, golf course and BMX track. Helpful Hints: – Parking available – Things to Do on the Water Read more…
Amongst the first of the permanent settlers of Gippsland, William O’Dell Raymond established his original runs in 1842 which encompassed an expanse of land that once surrounded the township of Stratford – followed the banks of the Avon River all the way southward to Lake Wellington – and enormous area of some 80,000 acres !!! Excerpt – Pastoral Pioneers of Port Phillip – by RV Billis Read more…
The Torakina Park Public Toilets are located at the east end of the South Beach Road road bridge that crosses Simpsons Creek, in Brunswick Heads, New South Wales. The Breakwater Walkway also leads to these amenities. Helpful Hints: – Approximately 450 m East of the town Centre – obtain Directions here – Car Parking available along South Beach Road – also caters for Larger Rigs – Things to Read more…
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