A DESTINATION FOR EVERYONE
The Bellarine Peninsula lies about 35km south-west of the Port of Melbourne, surrounded by Corio Bay, Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait. Its western boundary is roughly along the Surf Coast Highway between Geelong and Torquay. Together with the Mornington Peninsula, the Bellarine guards the narrow entrance to Port Phillip Bay (‘The Rip’) between Point Lonsdale and Point Nepean.
Bellarine is graced with a picturesque rural landscape of rolling hills devoted to cropping and grazing, vineyards and horticulture, interspersed with significant wetlands, and a varied coastline of sweeping surf beaches, low cliffs and dunes with extensive native vegetation. Summers can be hot, winters cool, and conditions can change rapidly to produce four seasons in one day.
The peninsula’s population, some 55,500, reside in a dozen small townships shared between the City of Greater Geelong and the Borough of Queenscliffe. The main towns are dotted around the coast and offer holiday accommodation with easy access to the calm waters of Port Phillip Bay or the surf beaches facing Bass Strait for a wide range of aquatic recreation. Several locations provide boating facilities administered by Parks Victoria.
The myriad cafes and restaurants
