Phillips Island and Gippsland Travel Guide

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Phillips Island and Gippsland

Sealers Cove, Wilsons Promontory © Victoria Tourism

The Gippsland region is an attractive day trip getaway from the city of Melbourne with its lakes, forest, dramatic coastline and historic townships. It is also gourmet country, filled with cheese-makers, wineries, fruit farms and markets. Phillip Island, just offshore, offers the chance to learn and experience being up close and personal with a variety of wildlife, from fairy penguins to fur seals and koala bears. The island also has several outstanding dive sites, and is surrounded by some of the best surfing and swimming beaches in Victoria.

Attractions

Agnes Falls Reserve

Agnes Falls, at 194ft (59m), are the highest single span falls in Victoria. The falls are situated 100 miles (160km) southeast of Melbourne near Toora on the South Gippsland Highway. The Agnes Falls Reserve protects a small remnant of the forests that once covered... see full details

Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park

This park is unique and picturesque, offering lakes, wetlands, marine and terrestrial environments. It is a narrow coastal reserve covering 17,584 hectares along a portion of Victoria's Ninety Mile Beach, from Seaspray to Lakes Entrance. There are designated camping sites and a picnic area.... see full details

National Vietnam Veterans Museum

Next to the Phillip Island Airfield is Australia's only museum that deals with aspects of the Vietnam War, with more than 5,000 artefacts, memorabilia and photographs on display. The museum relies on volunteer staff who are veterans of the Vietnam War or connected family... see full details

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

At Cowes, racing enthusiasts enjoy visiting the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, originally opened in 1956, which annually hosts two international motorcycle events, the Superbike World Championship and the Qantas Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. The Circuit has a Visitor Centre, which includes information displays on... see full details

Wilsons Promontory National Park

The Promontory (known as 'the Prom') once linked Tasmania to the mainland. It has been a reserved area since 1898, with its 80 miles (130km) of coastline framed by vast granite masses, mountains, forests and fern gullies. The focus for tourism and recreation... see full details