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Family tourist activities (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi all,

Looks like I'll be visiting Melbourne in winter 2024 for a wedding with my family. Any must-see tourist attractions you can suggest?
We'll definitely be hitting up Melbourne zoo, and maybe Werribee.

Thinking I'll have to hire a car.. though I'd prefer to stay central and use public transport and Uber around when required.

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[–] ladyofthrowaway 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Penguin Parade at Phillip Island might be a bit far (you'll need a car) but I think it's worth visiting. The Little Penguin subspecies is only found around southern Australia, Tassie and maybe New Zealand ☺

Here's an article on it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Google tells me its close to 2 hours from Southbank to Phillip Island. Might be a bit further afield than we want to go, but if we head that direction for any other reason we'll see.

[–] ladyofthrowaway 1 points 1 year ago

Here's a Covid-era livestream if you decide not to go 😆

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The penguin parade at Phillip Island is not significantly better than Perth's equivilant at Penguin Island. I wouldn't bother.

If you have a car and can do a daytrip, I would strongly suggest the other direction: Head through Geeling to Torquay and then drive the Great Ocean Road to the 12 Apostles. A lovely drive, and good odds of seeing wild koalas.