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Otway Shire Destination Guide

Touring Otway Shire in Australia

Otway Shire in the region of Victoria is located in Australia - some 389 mi or ( 625 km ) South-West of Canberra , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Otway Shire

Time in Otway Shire is now 02:28 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Melbourne " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wimba, Melbourne, Lovat, Lavers Hill, and Johanna. Being here already, consider visiting Wimba . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Otway Shire ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Jordy Smith's wave 9.80pt - 2010 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

0:54 min by ASPWorldTour
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Check out the wave of the day during round 4. Jordy Smith posted a 9.80pt ride. Watch more at: live.ripcurl.com ..

There's Nothing Like Australia: Great Ocean Road, Victoria

1:36 min by australia
Views: 12449 Rating: 4.85

Drive the Great Ocean Road, one of the world's most incredible coastal drives. See the Twelve Apostles, limestone cliffs and the native wildlife of Great Otway National Park. ..


The Art Of Walking, Katarina Witt, Figure Skating Queen

1:48 min by GreatOceanWalk
Views: 11083 Rating: 5.00

THEART OF WALKING, Great Ocean Walk, Victoria. This unique documentary follows in the footsteps of three remarkable walkers, John Francis, Katarina Witt and Michael Milton as they take a journey along ..

Nature in Australia

0:51 min by australia
Views: 6227 Rating: 4.43

Find out where you can get up close and personal to natures spectacle in Australia. Its not hard in a country that holds 550 national parks and 15 World Heritage- listed wonders. Youll see snow-capped ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Triplet Falls

Triplet Falls are waterfalls located in the Great Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia. The Falls are fed by the Young Creek and as the name suggests there are three falls that cascade over a lush rainforest to the floor of the valley. The three streams normally flow when there has been significant rain upstream, so it's not uncommon to see only one or two streams flowing.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -38.67 143.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Otway Ranges, Visitor attractions in Victoria (Australia), Waterfalls of Victoria (Australia)

Banool railway station

Banool was a stopping place and railway station located on the now dismantled Victorian Railways Colac to Beech Forest narrow gauge line. Today all that remains is the original Railway Station signage. A portion of the original railway reservation is now a rail trail and visitors to the Great Otway National Park are now able to cycle along the path. The best and most original section of the line is between Gellibrand and Banool.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -38.64 143.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Disused railway stations in Victoria (Australia)

Beech Forest railway station

Beech Forest railway station is a closed and demolished railway station in the town of Beech Forest on the former Crowes railway line. There is currently a park and toilets at the station site. Remains of the station can be seen in the cutting for the former loop at the Down end of the yard which surrounds the disused tennis court and the two Departmental Residences which are still standing and occupied.

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Located at -38.64 143.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Disused railway stations in Victoria (Australia)

Beech Forest, Victoria

Beech Forest is a town in Victoria, Australia. The area of Beech Forest is largely used for potato farming. The town was named after the many myrtle beech trees of the area. Beech Forest Post Office opened on 10 May 1890 and closed in 1994. The town had a railway station on the Crowes railway line from 1902 until 1962. Much of the route of the old railway has been converted to the Old Beechy Rail Trail, via which cyclists and walkers can travel 45km between Beech Forest and Colac.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -38.63 143.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Otway Ranges, Towns in Victoria (Australia)

Shire of Otway

The Shire of Otway was a local government area about 190 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,906.94 square kilometres, and existed from 1919 until 1994.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -38.63 143.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Former Local Government Areas of Victoria (Australia), Otway Ranges