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  1. Commissioner avatar

    RE: East coast for a month

    by Commissioner 22 February 2012

    Try Bunyip Tours; they're the only tour company in Melbourne to offer tours to Wilsons Promontory. They also have a 3 day tour of the…

  2. gregs3071 avatar

    RE: East coast for a month

    by gregs3071 22 February 2012

    phillip island is definitely worth visiting. i would also recommend wilson's promontory (with squeaky beach) while you are in that area…

  3. Commissioner avatar

    RE: Miss Blue Mountains for more time on Sydney - Melbourne drive?

    by Commissioner 24 January 2012

    Yeah, it runs from Lakes Entrance to Port Albert. A lot of it is really isolated, there's no road that actually follows it, apart from…

  4. gregs3071 avatar

    RE: east coast travel

    by gregs3071 14 January 2012

    from melbourne you probably want to follow the east coast to cairns however, that means you would miss the drive along the great ocean…

  5. spnr avatar

    Road trip from Sydney to Melbourne

    by spnr 02 October 2011

    My fiancee and I are planning a road trip from Sydney to Melbourne in January 2012. We understand that this is a busy time, so are keen…

  6. musafir avatar

    RE: wilson's Prom N P , SE Victoria

    by musafir 29 March 2011

    Hope for Tidal River campground to be ready for Easter Posted 4 hours 11 minutes ago * Map: Tidal River 3960 Parks Victoria is…

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    wilson's Prom N P , SE Victoria

    by musafir 24 March 2011

    How I survived the Wilson's Prom. storm and flood. By Taariq Hassan. VNPA member, Solo overnight hiker and now possibly a ‘solo…

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    RE: Places to propose!

    by musafir 13 March 2011

    Wilson's Promontory National Park in Victoria, Australia has pristine white sand beaches, turquoise waters and is often empty , yes the…

  9. musafir avatar

    RE: Bali First and Last Time

    by musafir 12 March 2011

    Wilson's Promontory National Park in Victoria, Australia has pristine white sand beaches, turquoise waters and is often empty…

  10. lou1003 avatar

    RE: best camping destinations for camping? victoria

    by lou1003 27 February 2011

    You could head down to Lorne or Torquay (or Anglesea or Airey's Inlet).on the start of the Great Ocean Road. There's lots of little bits…

  11. habby avatar

    RE: Bondi at Christmas

    by habby 14 December 2010

    Yes Commissioner you WERE right. However all of the beaches I have mentioned are a fair walk from the ticket collection point (if you…

  12. empressnasigoreng avatar

    RE: Paradox of Choice

    by empressnasigoreng 27 October 2010

    There is good stuff between Melbourne and Sydney. If you want to learn to surf, you could head a few hours south of Sydney to a place…

  13. Zook avatar

    RE: Provinces

    by Zook 25 April 2010

    I have just returned from the 'provinces'. Spent the last couple of days near Yarram in Gippsland visiting national parks and having…

  14. sepulchre avatar

    Re: 1) Wilsons Promontory & surrounding areas nearby

    by sepulchre 22 April 2010

    Hi Riaa and interested others [Wilsons Promontory National Park|http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=217] does sound…

  15. splestule avatar

    Re: One day around Melbourne - Mornington Peninsula?

    by splestule 29 March 2010

    You can start by driving to Mornington and then from there along the coast to Point Nepean NP, there are some nice views and lovely beaches…

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    RE: Hiking in southern Victoria

    by manofunreal 02 March 2010

    Regarding the fires, as long as you know that Parks Victoria has reopened the tracks then hiking in the areas that burnt is certainly…

  17. dadima avatar

    Re: Hiking in southern Victoria

    by dadima 24 February 2010

    Definitely Wilsons Promontory National Park

  18. chrisj avatar

    Re: Melbourne, Adlaide, or Tasmania?

    by chrisj 24 February 2010

    +1) given holidays and weather, is it better to do the Cairns portion of our trip earlier rather than later? We were thinking of being…

  19. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: Great Ocean Road from Melbourne

    by ianw6705 16 September 2009

    Eight days is a good time to do a small road-trip Melbourne > Sydney. I recommend a Hiace Hitop or Pop-Top. It is all you really need…

  20. nvg avatar

    RE: Revised itinerary Sydeny to Adelaide

    by nvg 20 August 2009

    This looks perfectly doable driving-wise, although there are some longish days as V2 writes (eg Prom to Lorne). However, I also like driving…

  21. habby avatar

    RE: walking in victoria

    by habby 03 July 2009

    A couple of website that might be of use. http://www.vicwalk.org.au/index.htm Parks Victoria run all of the state parks in Victoria…

  22. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: wilsons promontory national park

    by ianw6705 11 February 2009

    Thanks Commish - you're right of course (I'll put it down as a senior moment - it's been nine months since I went there). Mornington Peninsu…

  23. roger_z avatar

    RE: wilsons promontory national park

    by roger_z 09 February 2009

    Sorry to tell you that the bush fires, currently sweeping Victoria, are now in Wilsons Promontory. The report says, "The authorities…

  24. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: wilsons promontory national park

    by ianw6705 07 February 2009

    No park entrance fee. Visiting in June you will be fine - gets kind of chilly down there in winter, windy, and if we're lucky, rainy too.…

  25. Captain_Courageous avatar

    Re: Driving from Melbourne to Sydney

    by Captain_Courageous 12 January 2009

    The Parks Victoria website [Wilsons Prom NP|http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=217] has plenty of information. There's…

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