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Portland is an historic city on the Great Ocean Road. It was Victoria's first permanent European settlement, established in 1834.

Portland, 2009 Robert Blackburn (c) Great Ocean Road Marketing, courtesy Tourism Victoria; 490x327

Portland, 2009 Robert Blackburn (c) Great Ocean Road Marketing, courtesy Tourism Victoria

Attractions:

Foreshore cable tram
Australian fur seals at Cape Bridgewater
Blue whales off Cape Nelson
Fishing, boating and sailing
Surfing
Portland Powerhouse Motor and Car Museum


Just the facts:

Contact:
Portland Tourism web site
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Getting there:

Portland historic building, 2009 Robert Blackburn courtesy Tourism Victoria; 280x272

Portland historic building, 2009 Robert Blackburn courtesy Tourism Victoria

Cape Nelson Lighthouse, Portland, 2009 Robert Blackburn; courtesy Tourism Victoria; 490x327

Cape Nelson Lighthouse, Portland, 2009 Robert Blackburn; courtesy Tourism Victoria