Portsea
Fragments of the recent past loom out of bay's shallow waters
Despite being shallow, Port Phillip Bay is home to an estimated 170-180 shipwrecks.
- Darren Gray
The utmost of privacy is reserved for fly-ins to an exclusive Port Phillip resort
It is in the Melway - but you would never try to drive there. It is home to thousands of part-time residents who travel from around the world to spend summer there - but few Melburnians have ever visited.
- Darren Gray
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A haven for hedonists
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Portsea - Fast Facts
Portsea Excellent and famous beach on the Mornington Peninsula Portsea is a popular, but rather exclusive, seaside holiday resort of some 550 people located 6 metres above sea-level and 93 km south of Melbourne. Visitors can take the scenic route along the Nepean Highway or hasten their journey via the Mornington Peninsula Freeway which will take them as far as Rosebud.
Portsea - Culture and History
Portsea Excellent and famous beach on the Mornington Peninsula Portsea is a popular, but rather exclusive, seaside holiday resort of some 550 people located 6 metres above sea-level and 93 km south of Melbourne. Visitors can take the scenic route along the Nepean Highway or hasten their journey via the Mornington Peninsula Freeway which will take them as far as Rosebud.
Portsea - Events
Portsea Excellent and famous beach on the Mornington Peninsula Portsea is a popular, but rather exclusive, seaside holiday resort of some 550 people located 6 metres above sea-level and 93 km south of Melbourne. Visitors can take the scenic route along the Nepean Highway or hasten their journey via the Mornington Peninsula Freeway which will take them as far as Rosebud.
Portsea - Places to See
Portsea Excellent and famous beach on the Mornington Peninsula Portsea is a popular, but rather exclusive, seaside holiday resort of some 550 people located 6 metres above sea-level and 93 km south of Melbourne. Visitors can take the scenic route along the Nepean Highway or hasten their journey via the Mornington Peninsula Freeway which will take them as far as Rosebud.
Portsea - Eat
Portsea Excellent and famous beach on the Mornington Peninsula Portsea is a popular, but rather exclusive, seaside holiday resort of some 550 people located 6 metres above sea-level and 93 km south of Melbourne. Visitors can take the scenic route along the Nepean Highway or hasten their journey via the Mornington Peninsula Freeway which will take them as far as Rosebud.
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