Victoria Dos and Don'ts

Melbourne = Gardens City of Australia Philip Island : Warrock Cattle Farm Penguin Parade Great Ocean Road - Dramatic scenery awaits U with the majestic sight of the 12 Apostles.

There is a pub in Williamstown, near the water, a concrete building I think, it has a pool table with red and yellow balls, the room is really tiny and it's tricky to get around the table. There is a jukebox in the same room - for two dollars you can get three songs. I played Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Split Enz, and a local guy called "The Source" (at pool). I won... only just. Dont be afraid of the locals, they are a fun bunch.

Check out Campbell Arcade - the subway running under Flinders Street from Degraves Street to Flinders Street Station. Local artists exhibit in glass display cases set into the walls, and there are interesting shops selling clothes, jewellery, books and music.

Wonthaggi, with a name said to derive from a local Aboriginal language and mean either 'home' or 'to pull along', is located 132 km south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways and 40 metres above sea level.

Cohuna is an immaculate and peaceful little town of some 2200 people situated on the Murray Valley Highway, 265 km north of Melbourne and 80 m above sea-level. Adjacent the main road is a portion of Gunbower Creek, an anabranch of the Murray River. Sandwiched between the creek and the main body of the Murray River, 8 km to the north, is Gunbower Island and Cohuna is the main access point to the island's many attractions. Cohuna is flanked by lush pastures which have been generated with the assistance of the Torrumbarry Irrigation System. They have been put to good use by the district's many dairy cows. Pigs, cattle, wool and timber also contribute to the local economy. The town has a caravan park attractively situated on the banks of Gunbower Creek. The area is thought to have been occupied by the Baraparapa people long before white settlement and prehistoric burials of world importance were found locally in 1925 and in the late 1960s.