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If you are planning to backpack Port Fairy, then this page provides information on the backpacker hostel located here. The page also provides a description of Port Fairy, information on how to get here and contact details of the local visitor information centre.
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The small fishing village of Port Fairy was one of the first settlements in Victoria and was established in 1843. Port Fairy was one of the busiest ports in Australia after Sydney and was used for loading ships with wool bound for England. Today, Port Fairy is still a busy fishing port, even though it only has a small population of 2,700. The town has dozens of historical buildings, many classified by the National Trust. You can also experience glimpses of the towns earlier days at the Port Fairy Historical Museum. |
Port Fairy
Photographer: John De La Roche
Courtesy Tourism Victoria |
Port Fairy Lighthouse
Photographer: Ken Stepnell
Courtesy Tourism Victoria |
Other activities to do, include exploring Griffiths Island, where thousands of mutton birds fly in at dusk to feed their young. Take a cruise to Lady Julia Percy Island, where there is one of the largest colonies of seals in southern Australia. There is also the Port Fairy Folk Festival, which is held on the Labour Day Long weekend each year and attracts thousands of visitors from interstate and overseas.
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Port Fairy YHA
8 Cox St
Port Fairy, VIC 3284
Phone (03) 5568 2468 |
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By Bus
V/Line operate to here from Melbourne and various other places. |
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Port Fairy Visitor Information Centre
Railway Place, Bank St, Port Fairy
Phone: (03) 5568 2682 Click here to e-mail |
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