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IN FOCUS<br />
Much of Bruny Island is made up<br />
of the South Bruny National Park<br />
VENUS BAY, VICTORIA<br />
Situated in Victoria’s idyllic<br />
Gippsland region, Venus Bay is a<br />
sleepy village of 500 inhabitants.<br />
Located 180km south-east of<br />
Melbourne, Venus Bay is a surfi ng,<br />
swimming and fi shing mecca.<br />
There are fi ve surf beaches near<br />
the town, while Anderson Inlet<br />
off ers safe river swimming for<br />
children. Venus Bay is a popular<br />
family getaway because it off ers<br />
numerous low-budget camping<br />
opportunities. There’s everything<br />
from boating to nature walks<br />
here — the Point Smythe Nature<br />
Trail is a highlight, while there’s<br />
plenty of wildlife to see in Cape<br />
Liptrap Coastal Park. Wilson’s<br />
Promontory — with its 130km of<br />
coastline is 30 minutes away. The<br />
best value fi sh and chips are at<br />
Fishing Village Bar Cafe.<br />
066<br />
BRUNY ISLAND, TASMANIA<br />
Bruny Island could be Australia’s perfect<br />
family holiday retreat. Hire a cabin by<br />
the beach and search the nearby rocks<br />
for oysters and mussels. It evokes all the<br />
fantasies we have of getting away from the<br />
world, yet it’s just a 20-minute ferry ride<br />
from Kettering (which in turn is only 40<br />
minutes’ drive from Hobart). But when<br />
you’re on Bruny Island, you’ll feel as if<br />
you’ve left everything behind.<br />
Much of Bruny Island is made up of<br />
the South Bruny National Park, and its<br />
coastline is equally wild — made up of<br />
craggy headlands and sweeping cliff s — but<br />
there’s also safe swimming beaches. You’ll<br />
see plenty of wildlife about; the sea’s full<br />
of fairy penguins, sea lions and fur seals.<br />
Families can take eco boat-cruises (Bruny<br />
Island Cruises) or check out the island’s<br />
home-made fudge, chocolate and cheese…<br />
and wine for the grown-ups at Australia’s<br />
southern-most winery, Bruny Island Wines.<br />
FROM LEFT CLOCKWISE:<br />
Bruny Island; trek through<br />
the South Bruny National<br />
Park; Venus Bay Beach<br />
TAKE ME THERE<br />
FISHING VILLAGE<br />
BAR CAFE<br />
127-129 Jupiter Blvd,<br />
Venus Bay,<br />
tel: +61 (3) 5663 7100<br />
TAKE ME THERE<br />
BRUNY ISLAND CRUISES<br />
915 Adventure Bay Rd,<br />
Adventure Bay,<br />
tel: +61 (3) 6293 1465<br />
BRUNY ISLAND WINES<br />
4391 Bruny Island Main Rd,<br />
Lunawanna,<br />
tel: +61 (3) 6293 1088<br />
MAIN PHOTO AND HIKERS: TOURISM TASMANIA VENUS BAY PHOTO: CRAIG TANSLEY
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