Grab a pizza or a small bite at the White Rabbit Barrell Hall. Or take the kids for a meal around the corner at the family-friendly Canteen (with the sandpit out front).
ANNUAL EVENT: Festival of Sails is the largest annual keel boat regatta in the Southern Hemisphere, with plenty of shore-side excitement at Geelong Waterfront over the Australia Day holiday period.
The Portarlington Mussel Festival is held each year on the second Saturday in January each year.
Only really impressive views if you are staying here. Not worth the stop if you are passing by.
Great to drive down from Melbourne, but if you're on the slow side, be considerate and use the slow lanes to let other drivers overtake.
Make sure you make a quick stop at the Memorial Arch to grab a pic at the start your trip along the Great Ocean Road.
Some decent coffee, and need to try the burgers. Also a nice little courtyard out the back.
Lorne is not just about beaches, try some of the fantastic walking and hiking trails in the national park, and be rewarded with the beautiful waterfall of Erskine Falls.
Beautiful little coastal town along the Great Ocean Road to visit and stay. Only an hour from Lorne, and a hour and a half to the 12 Apostles.
Be prepared, the twelve apostles can get quite cold and windy in all seasons. Bring a jacket just in case. But always worth it for the views.
A short drive down the road from the Twelve Apostles heading towards Port Campbell. Worth a stop, and take the short set of steps down to the beach for some photos and fun in the sun and sand.
If you're heading out this way to check out the twelve apostles and other sights, it's nice to stop at Port Campbell for some food and to visit an actual beach.
A nice view of the beach while you eat, with the floor to ceiling windows. The portion sizes are more than generous too.
Just 5-10 mins drive from Port Campbell, with some awesome photo opportunities in the evening. Used to be a double span arch resembling London Bridge, until the first arch collapsed in 1990.
Authentic Italian with a range of fantastic pizzas and cheese. Great staff and service too.
Pick Your Own only open from 9am - 11am, otherwise, you can buy pre-picked cherries until 5pm.
U-Pick season runs from Nov to April. Open daily from 9am - 4.30pm, except Christmas Day, New Years Day and Good Friday (subject to weather conditions).
Take a drive and enjoy the fresh air, plenty of spaces for a picnic, multiple mazes. Can easily spend a few hours here.
A great place to kick off a trip around the Yarra Valley. Do the cheese tasting with a range of goats and cows cheese. Also grab a cheese board and a coffee and enjoy the view.
Fantastic pizzas and food, and wonderful wines to try, but really, it's all about the Moscato.
Much cheaper (and faster) to hire ski and snow equipment here than on the mountain.
If you're driving up, it's a lot cheaper and faster to stop off and hire ski and snow gear in Mansfield on the way.
A visit to Sorrento means trying the famous vanilla slice. It was extremely creamy, if that's what you like, I would highly recommend. https://instagram.com/p/BWEIvlnBMcy/
This piece by Aunty Diana Nikkelson is a tribute to the first artists of the region, the Wadawurrung people.
By Ballarat artist Travis Price, commissioned as part of the redevelopment of one of Ballarat’s oldest streets, Main Street.
A contemporary artwork by John Zerunge Young acknowledges the history of Chinese people in Ballarat.
Fantastic little art gallery showcasing a colonial inspired pieces of the history of Ballarat, and a range of others too.
This gallery and gift shop boasts stock from over one hundred local makers, writers, musicians, artists and micro businesses from the Ballarat region.
Recommissioned artwork by Marley Smith and Billy Blackall, based on the original Campsite Mural installed at Alfred Deakin Place for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
The City of Ballarat commissions artists to create temporary public artwork annually on this wall.
This 5x5m sculpture by Inge King is the centrepiece of Alfred Deakin Place, part of the redevelopment in conjunction with the State Gov, City of Ballarat, Uni of Ballarat and Art Gallery of Ballarat.
The Eternal Flame was created by Peter Blizzard as a marker of the end of WWII in three Pacific.
