Victoria's Wilson's Promontory is one of the most spectaular coastal regions in Australia. Spot the emus on the beach, kangaroos in the hinterland and amazing rock formations. Towns in this region include: Foster, French Island, Inverloch, Port Albert, Sandy Point, Venus Bay, Wonthaggi and Yanakie. Holiday in caravan parks, holiday houses and motels, B&Bs, cottages and holiday units.

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Phillip Island Victoria

Foster information

Located 175km south east of Melbourne, Foster is a good base for touring Wilson’s Promontory and the beaches of Corner Inlet.
Previously established as a gold mining town, Foster is now a dairy and grazing area.

Attractions and activities include golfing, fishing and bird watching, visit Toora Wind Farm information centre and buy seafood from the jetty at Port Franklin and take the boardwalk around the mangroves.

Accommodation options for visitors include motels, cottages and holiday units, backpackers, B&Bs and caravan parks.

Inverloch information

Located 140km south east of Melbourne on Anderson Bay, Inverloch is a popular seaside resort.
Previously established for cattle and coal, Inverloch’s industries today are tourism and primary produce.

Attractions and activities include windsurfing, surfing and fishing, boating, scuba diving and swimming, kayaking, water skiing and walking.

Accommodation options for visitors include holiday parks, cabins and motels, beach houses, apartments and cottages. Explore Cape Paterson, Bineurong Marine Park, Anderson Inlet and Wonthaggi.

Port Albert information

Located 225km east of Melbourne, Port Albert is a delightful coastal village, featuring historic buildings of Georgian & Victorian Architecture.

Previously established as a port in 1841, it is Gippsland's oldest port and remains today as an operating fishing village.

Attractions and activities include fishing, boating and swimming, walking tracks, bird watching and Port Albert Maritime Museum.

Accommodation options for visitors include cottages and Bed & breakfasts.

Venus Bay information

Located 165km south east of Melbourne, Venus Bay is a small seaside town between Anderson Inlet and Venus Bay.

Attractions and activities include surfing, swimming and wind surfing, surf, river and estuary fishing, water skiing, canoeing and sailing on Anderson Inlet, board walks at Tarwin Lower, whale spotting at Needle Eye Lookout, sea-lions, sea eagles and kangaroos grazing along the mangrove flats.

Accommodation options for visitors include apartments, guesthouses and caravan parks, bed & breakfasts and cabins.

Sandy Point information

Located 188km south east of Melbourne on the shores of Waratah Bay , Sandy Point is a small coastal community overlooking Wilsons Promontory.
Today Walkerville, Waratah Bay and Sandy Point are quiet holiday areas on pristine beaches.

Attractions and activities include walking, fishing and swimming, windsurfing, surfing and boating. Explore Shallow Inlet Marine & Coastal Park , Wilson 's Promontory National Park , Cape Liptrap Coastal Park walking tracks, lime-kilns at Walkerville South and Cape Barren Geese in the marshy areas around the bay.

Accommodation options for visitors include cottages, B&Bs, beach houses and villas.

Yanakie information

Located 192km south east of Melbourne, Yanakie is the gateway to the Wilsons Promontory National Park .

Attractions and activities include boating, swimming and kayaking, wind surfing, diving and bird watching. Explore Wilsons Promontory with 50,000 hectares of wilderness, 30 self-guided walks on 130km of tracks taking in mountains, beaches, wetlands, lakes, plains and a huge array of birds and animals.

Accommodation options for visitors include caravan parks, cabins and cottages, lodges, B&Bs and holiday units. The only accommodation on Wilsons Promontory is camping, which must be booked some time in advance

Contact the Visitor Information Centre at Wonthaggi (1300 85 43 34) for more information on the Gippsland Coast, Victoria.