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Point Nepean Shuttle
2 weeks ago from Matt TylerParks Victoria
Location: Shuttle service
Monash Light Tower
3 months ago from Nick Sambrooks
Location: Walking and cycling
South Channel Fort and jetty
1 year ago from Parks Victoria
Location: South Channel Fort
South Channel Fort
1 year ago from Parks Victoria
Location: South Channel Fort
Quarantine Station
1 year ago from Parks Victoria
Location: Quarantine Station
Cheviot Hill is the park’s highest point and contains World War II fortifications. It overlooks Cheviot Beach, the site where former Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared without a trace in December 1967. A memorial is located about 500m further along Defence Road from Cheviot Hill.
The South Channel Fort is a reminder of Port Phillip Bay's early history as part of the defence lines for Melbourne. The artificial island was constructed in the 1880s to illuminate the channel at night and electronically explode mines under attacking ships coming through the Heads. A system of …
Explore the lookouts from the fortifications with stunning views of Bass Strait. The Pearce Barracks site is where many of the army personnel stationed at Point Nepean lived. Eagles Nest was the site of Australia’s largest Disappearing Gun.
Just like a 'virtual tour guide' the Point Nepean audio tours are a must for any visit to Point Nepean National Park. It is a valuable insight into a place with so many stories to tell. If you do not have your own MP3 player, you may hire an iPod …
Bike hire is available from the Point Nepean Information Centre. Hire is on a first-in first-service basis, no bookings can be taken. Hire fees include helmets and locks. Bikes cannot be taken outside the park. Bike hire fees Bike hire $24.60 per day Buggy hire $24.60 per day Tag along $12.30 …
Experience the diversity of the Southern Peninsula from bay to bush, cape to point.
19 Apr 2013
An all-terrain wheelchair, the ‘Trailrider’, will feature in today's Oxfam Trailwalker, a 48 hour, 100 kilometre hike through five outer eastern national parks. Pushing the wheelchair, with team member Bruce Towers onboard, will be a team from Parks Victoria, including the Member for Caulfield David Southwick and with the Member …
