Victoria

Phillip Island, Victoria, is one of the most popular and interesting tourist destinations near Melbourne, just a two hour drive away. With the geological information provided on this blog for specific sites around Phillip Island you will be able to … Continued

The car park for Red Rock Point has nearby toilet facilities. There are a few walkways where you can gain access to the beach. The basalt outcrops here are red, having been altered from the usual black colour by the … Continued

Cowes, the main town of Phillip Island, faces north into Western Port, and looks toward French Island and the Mornington Peninsula. There are many shops, including restaurants, cafés, art, craft, and souvenir shops and a historical museum at the Heritage … Continued

Park at the loop at the end of McIlwraith Road overlooking Rhyll Inlet. You can walk west on a path along the top of the headland. After about 600 metres you will reach a wooden boardwalk that allows you to … Continued

If you park somewhere near the yacht club you can take a leisurely walk north along the narrow beach around the headland and back. There are public toilets at a couple of places in the area. Strewn across the beach … Continued

This is not the most convenient site because parking is difficult, the beach is not accessible at high tide, and the rocks are highly altered and slippery when wet. Drive to San Remo over the Phillip Island Bridge and find … Continued

Drive off Phillip Island across the road bridge through San Remo to the Bass Highway. Turn right at the roundabout and after about 5 kilometres you will reach Kilcunda where there is ample parking on the right at Kilcunda Foreshore … Continued

KEY SITE. Drive to San Remo over the Phillip Island Bridge and turn right into Back Beach Road toward Griffiths Point. At the end of Back Beach Road you can drive into the Lions Park and park around the road … Continued

From the car park at the Woolamai Beach Surf Lifesaving Club at the end of Woolamai Beach Road you can take a few different walks. Site 9: KEY SITE. Along the beach to the first rocky outcrop of granite and … Continued

From Phillip Island Rd, at the township of Cape Woolamai, turn into Woolamai Beach Rd and then into Lantana Rd to the right (west) which heads south-west to The Colonnades. There is plenty of parking at the end of the … Continued