Drysdale: Clifton Springs Boat Ramp - Bay Shore Avenue - Port Phillip
Tucked along the northern shore of the Bellarine Peninsula, Clifton Springs is a place whose character is shaped by the sheltered waters of Port Phillip. Bay Shore Avenue follows the foreshore beside the Clifton Springs Boat Ramp, a public launching point connecting this residential coastal suburb to the bay. The peninsula forms part of the wider Geelong region, while Port Phillip opens north towards Melbourne’s shoreline. Clifton Springs takes its name from local mineral springs, a feature recognised during the area’s early European settlement. The foreshore is on Wadawurrung Country, part of the enduring cultural landscape of the Wadawurrung people. Low coastal vegetation, rocky edges and broad water access give the area a distinctly maritime, everyday character.
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Drysdale is best known within Victoria for being the inland terminus of the Bellarine Railway, a volunteer-run heritage line on the former Queenscliff railway route. The town lies on the Bellarine Peninsula, with Port Phillip Bay along the peninsula’s northern coast and Lake Lorne forming a local wetland reserve close to the centre. Drysdale developed in the nineteenth century as a service town for the surrounding agricultural district, and the heritage railway preserves part of that transport history. Its position also makes it a useful stop when travelling between Geelong, Queenscliff and the peninsula’s bay shores. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Drysdale and the Bellarine Peninsula.
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