Sights in Southwest
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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village
This major tourist attraction is modelled on an early Australian coastal port. See the cannon and fortifications, built in 1887 to withstand the perceived threat of Russian invasion, and Shipwrecked , an engaging evening sound-and-laser show of the Loch Ard's plunge. Grab a meal at Pippies by the Bay while you're here.
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Warrnambool Art Gallery
Head here to see the permanent Australian collection which includes such notable painters as Tom Roberts, James Gleeson and Arthur Boyd.
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Port Fairy History Centre
The Port Fairy History Centre, housed in the old bluestone courthouse, has shipping relics, old photos and costumes, and a prisoner’s cell.
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Powerhouse Motor & Car Museum
The Powerhouse Motor & Car Museum has 30 vintage Australian and American vehicles and motorbikes dating from 1920.
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Logan's Beach Whale-Watching Platform
Southern right whales come to mate and nurse their bubs in the waters off Logan's Beach from July to September, breaching and fluking off the platform. It's a major tourist drawcard, but sightings are not guaranteed.
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