Cowes: Osbourne Avenue

Western Port defines the setting of Cowes — its sheltered waters shape the town’s northern Phillip Island foreshore, where beaches, a jetty and the main shopping streets sit close together. As Phillip Island’s principal township, Cowes is a practical base for exploring the coast as well as its cafés, holiday houses and year-round local life. The nearby Phillip Island Nature Parks are known for the Penguin Parade, when Little Penguins return to shore at Summerland, while the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit hosts the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Phillip Island and Western Port 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.