Author name: Paul Beames

Few coastal towns in Victoria wear their history as proudly as Port Fairy. The name alone feels like something from an old sea shanty — a place that’s both whimsical and weathered, charming and tough as rope. I first rolled into this seaside township years ago, dusty from the Great Ocean Road, and craving a […]

Not many places in Australia wear their salt spray and swagger quite like Torquay Surf Beach. I’ve spent enough years guiding trips down the Great Ocean Road to know the feel of this place — the tang of sea air in your lungs, the sound of waxed boards scraping against ute trays, and the first

Not far from where the Great Ocean Road winds its way past Torquay, there’s a wild corner of coastline that doesn’t care for crowds or fancy cafes — Point Addis Marine National Park. I first stumbled upon it years ago chasing a surf break I’d heard whispers about, but what I found was a coastline

Some places just have that pull — and Lorne Beach on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road is one of them. Where the Great Otway National Park meets the wild blue of Bass Strait, this town hums with salt, surf, and a dose of laid-back charm that’s hard to fake. I’ve parked up here more times than