PORTLAND - VICTORIA - 3305
Population: 9560,  
Elevation: 20,  
Latitude: 38.20.88 Longitude: 141.36.14
Location:  
Highway:  
Nearest Major Town: Melbourne 390 E.
Nearest Airport: Portland
Touring Area: South West - Discovery
Historic Portland Customs House.
Victoria's first settlement and a major town in the west of the state, Historic buildings, beaches, walks, Cape Bridgewater National Park.
There are some 50 buildings of significant historical importance in Portland. Most of them are on an historic walks tour guide available from the Information Centre.
There are also several significant National Parks around Portland, and there are over 17 shipwrecks in the Portland Harbour area.
The Great South West Walk begins near Portland and extends for some 250km. towards Nelson and back, taking several days to complete.
West of Portland there are wineries to visit and Cape Bridgewater has blowholes, a petrified forest and much else of interest.
The area was first settled in 1834 by the Henty Brothers who came from Tasmania and their original home can still be seen on the Bridgewater Road..

PLACES OF INTEREST:
  • The Freshwater Springs at Bridgewater
  • The Blowholes
  • The Petrified Forest
  • Stony Hill
  • Bridgewater Lakes
  • Limestone Caves
  • Seal Caves Scenic Walk
  • Barretts Winery: Gorae west. Ph: 03 5526 5251
  • Marine Ecology Centre, Cape Bridgewater. Ph: 03 5526 7276
  • Trewalla Springs Emu Farm: Bridgewater Rd. Ph: 03 5526 7228
  • Bridgewater Bay Surfing Beach
  • Shelly Beach: Rock Fishing, shell collecting.
  • Cape Nelson Lighthouse
  • Major Mitchell Cairn
  • Portland Battery (1889) Built against the threat of Russian invasion and open Sundays from 2-4pm. or by appointment.
  • Kingsley Wines
  • Caledonian Inn Museum. Bolwarra. Ph: 03 5529 2266.
  • Portland Botanical Gardens
  • The Portland Inn: (1840) the oldest building in Victoria still on its original site.
    NATIONAL PARKS
  • Discovery Bay Coastal Park
  • Lower Glenelg National Pk
  • Mount Eccles National Park
  • Mount Richmond National Park

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    INFORMATION CENTRE:
    Portland Information Centre
    Lee Breakwater Road (Foreshore)
    Portland. VIC 3305
    Ph: 1800 035 567
    Email: portlandvic@glenelg.vic.gov.au

    HOW TO GET THERE:
    By car along the Princes Hwy from Adelaide or Melbourne. By car from Horsham via the Henty Highway.
  • There is an airport at Portland and regular coaches run from Warrnambool and Mt Gambier.
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