Apollo Bay

Built around a timber-export port, Apollo Bay grew into a coastal town on the sheltered curve of its namesake bay, where the Barham River meets Bass Strait. The Great Ocean Road passes through town, following Victoria’s southern coast between surf beaches and the forested Otway Ranges. Construction of the road began in 1919 with returned servicemen, and it is dedicated to Australians who died in the First World War. Apollo Bay retains close ties to fishing, while its harbour and foreshore remain central to daily life by the water. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Victoria’s southern coast connects regionally.

Among Australia’s regions, Victoria stands out for the remarkable variety packed between the Murray River and Bass Strait. The state combines fertile northern plains, the Central Victorian Goldfields, the forested Great Dividing Range and a long southern coast. Bendigo and Ballarat grew rapidly during the gold rushes of the 1850s, while Melbourne developed into Victoria’s cultural and economic centre. Along the southwest, the Great Ocean Road follows a dramatic stretch of coastline, contrasting with the farmland and river country inland. See how Victoria belongs within southeastern Australia by browsing webcams across the region.

Australia’s terrain extends from tropical rainforests in the northeast to arid plains in the interior, producing dramatic climatic contrasts. The Great Dividing Range follows much of the eastern coast, while the Great Barrier Reef lies off Queensland in the Coral Sea and Uluru rises from the central desert. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples maintain living cultures whose connections to Country long predate European settlement. In Sydney, the sail-like Opera House, completed in 1973, stands beside one of the world’s best-known harbours. Discover further points of interest through webcams located across Australia.