Great Ocean Road
Rip Curl's shiny main outlet is in Surf City Plaza, but head round the back to the industrial estate for the factory outlet, where you'll get 30% off the…
Great Ocean Road
Rip Curl's shiny main outlet is in Surf City Plaza, but head round the back to the industrial estate for the factory outlet, where you'll get 30% off the…
Great Ocean Road
A top bookstore that stocks an interesting and varied collection of new-release fiction. Also good for kids' books.
Geelong
The sprawling Geelong Vintage Market is set within a historic woollen-mill complex, where you'll find several buildings full of antiques, collectables and…
Warrnambool
The iconic Fletcher Jones clothing factory – recognisable by its 40m-high orb-topped water tower – now houses a sprawling, eclectic mix of collectables…
Great Ocean Road
A rambling secondhand bookshop in a building dating from 1852, Paper Nautilus has an excellent selection covering all genres. It's of most interest for…
Bellarine Peninsula
The small home gallery of local artist Pip Williams features her vibrant lino prints of mostly local scenes, as well as hand-knitted alpaca jumpers,…
Geelong
Fiercely independent, knowledgable staff and a great selection of fiction and non-fiction titles – this is everything a good bookstore should be.
Great Ocean Road
A big-name surf brand founded in Torquay back in the day, Quiksilver has its main showroom in Torquay, as well as this factory outlet full of bargains.
Bellarine Peninsula
Excellent boutique bottle shop specialising in Bellarine wines, local craft beers and Australian-distilled spirits.
Great Ocean Road
An endearing boutique featuring locally designed items and wonderful handmade Great Ocean Road–themed pieces.
Geelong
Very cool indie record shop specialising in underground, non-mainstream vinyl, CDs and books.
Bellarine Peninsula
Dunk bread into samples of cold-pressed extra-virgin and chilli-infused olive oils.
Bellarine Peninsula
Along with cheese, nothing better complements a day of wine tasting than olives, and here you can sample estate-grown Kalamatas, along with 10 varieties…
Great Ocean Road
The spot to pick up fresh seafood, with a great selection of locally caught fish, lobster, mussels, prawns, abalone and squid. It's one mainly for those…
Bellarine Peninsula
An interesting stop along Bellarine's taste trail is this no-frills New Zealand–owned shop selling smoked fish prepared using traditional techniques. Pick…
Geelong
Along the main thoroughfare as you arrive in Geelong, this huge emporium stocks antiques and collectables.