Phillip Island, where is it?Situated at the entrance of Westernport Bay, 140km from Melbourne, Phillip Island is a year round destination for those who want to “get away from it all”. The Island is 10.300 hectares in size. 
The greatest attraction by far would be the Fairy Penguins on Summerland Beach. When I was a kid, we could sit on the beach and await the Fairy Penguins to arrive in from the sea at dusk. They would come waddling past us and we could take pictures of them. They had just come in from their fishing expedition (whitebait), come to feed their babies housed in their sand dune burrows. Now, they have grandstand type structures to sit on, so not to upset the cute little critters. Bus loads of people come to see this event every single day of the year.
Fur Seals.The Nobbies is another attraction for people to view the fur seal colony. The Nobbies is a cluster of tall rocks that the seals sunbathe on. You can view all of this through binoculars. It is truly amazing. There is a tourist centre right there and boardwalks to take you over the sand dunes so you can look out, not just at the seals, but at the birdlife and goings on out at sea.
Nearby is the blowhole, which is spectacular to view in the notorious rough seas off of Phillip Island (that is Bass Strait).
Being the sporting state that Victoria is, (HAHAHA to ‘Whitesnake’ in South Australia) we also have the annual Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. This year it will be held between the 14th and 16th of October. Originally opened in 1956, the 4.5km circuit staged the second round of the 1989 World Championship and has become a rider favourite over the years. The Motorcycle Grand Prix incorporates 6 main categories; MotoGP, Australian Superbikes, Denso Supersports, Glen Cameron Group Aussie 125s, 125cc and 250cc bikes.
Cruising down this way on the weekend this event is held you will be inundated with the hoardes of motorbike riders going along to see the event, and spend the weekend packed with entertainment that comes along with it.
Cowes, Phillip Island.Cowes is a place I stayed when I was a kid, lots of fun in the Sun. Rhyll,is north of the island ( where Oma lived , my other half’s Grandma) and there are quite a few Dutch people who live there. Opa was a great fisherman, there is even a picture of him with a schnapper up in the local Milkbar, the largest schnapper caught to date there yet. He never did tell anyone where his best fishing spot was, but we think we may have found it….although we almost capsized (me 8 months pregnant at the time) in our little boat.
Too much to say about this little place, just go visit it, there are loads of things to do there, and some nice country roads to travel.
