Warrnambool: See
1 Warrnambool Art Gallery (WAG), 26 Liebig Street, ☏ +61 3 55594949. Mon-Fri 10AM-5PM, Sat Sun and public holidays 10AM-3PM, Christmas Day and Good Fri closed. The WAG, owned and run by the Warrnambool City Council, has a collection of about 5000 artworks. In changing exhibitions it showcases contemporary art. Free. (updated Jul 2021)
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum. 9AM - 5PM. A substantial museum, with a replica community and many exhibits. A nighttime show "Shipwrecked" tells the story of the wreck at Loch Ard gorge, projected onto a water fountain in the lake
Lake Pertobe and Foreshore area. (updated Jun 2015)
2 Logans Beach Whale Watching Platform. Southern right whales can be seen between June and September, when they migrate to warmer waters from the sub-Antarctic. Check with the visitor's information centre for confirmed sightings. From the viewing platform whales can often be easily seen without binoculars. Southern right whales were hunted nearly to extinction until it was prohibited in 1935. Free. (updated Jul 2021)
3 Botanical gardens, Botanic Road. (updated Jun 2015)
4 Moyjil - Point Ritchie (take bus route 4 or 9 to Marfell Road, and walk for about 700-900 m). This rocky headland is at the mouth of the Hopkins river. It is a significant Aboriginal site and people lived and gathered here for thousands of years. Please respect the area and help to preserve it by staying on the paths. Southern right whales can be seen from here in winter and spring. (updated Jul 2021)
5 Hopkins Falls (15 km north-east of Warrnambool). The falls are about 90 m wide and 10 m high. There are picnic areas. For a few days in summer, baby eels migrate upstream across the falls. (updated Jul 2021)