Port Campbell

We arrived in Port Campbell on a stunning day…32 celsius and no clouds in the sky.
Port Campbell would have to be one of the most picturesque places and a beach that is pristine and perfect for developing a love of the beach and safety.
One aspect of this beach that I did not understand was the presence of a surfing break that exists just outside the mouth of the small bay that comprises the beach.

The port and the town are named after Captain Alexander Campbell, a whaler and colonist of the Port Fairy region.

The town was settled in the 1870s, with the first wharf being built in 1880. Port Campbell Post Office opened on 19 March 1874. It was renamed Port Campbell West in 1881 when a new Port Campbell office opened near the wharf. There were hopes of a rail connection when the Timboon line opened in 1892 but the state government vetoed the idea in 1916.

The town became a centre of infamy in 1970 when the bodies of a family from Melbourne were discovered in a car that had fallen over a cliff, see Crawford family murder

The town used to be the centre of a football competition known as the Port Campbell Football Association that operated from 1927, it reformed after WWII as the Heytesbury Football League and ran until 1991.Read more