DESTINATION: St Leonards
A coastal town on the Bellarine Peninsula, 110km south of Melbourne, St Leonards has long been a popular holiday destination for people from Melbourne. The town is twinned with Indented Head, another small holiday destination just 4km north. Main AttractionsSt Leonards has many sheltered beaches ideal for swimming, boating and other watersports. Harvey Park Foreshore is a popular family recreation area overlooking Port Phillip. Just south of town, Duck Island State Fauna Reserve is a waterbird habitat and one of the few remaining homes for the rare orange-bellied parrot. |
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Most popular photosNearby attractionsBatman Park, located at Indented Head, offers a picnic and BBQ area and a boat ramp. A stone cairn marks the place where John Batman's expedition landed and camped in May 1835, before moving on to discover the site of Melbourne. Another memorial marks Matthew Flinders' landing in 1802. latest stories
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Region: Melbourne Bays and PeninsulasLocal WeatherTourist info
Queenscliff Visitor Information Centre, Hesse St, Queenscliff, Ph: (03) 5258 4843
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