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Wyndham covers 542 square kilometres between the Werribee River, Port Phillip Bay and the volcanic plains. These are the places worth the trip.

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The shape of the place

  • The Werribee River runs about 110 kilometres from the Great Dividing Range to its mouth at Werribee South. It is also the boundary between the two Registered Aboriginal Parties: Bunurong Country to the east, Wadawurrung Country to the west.
  • Wyndham’s coast forms part of the Port Phillip Bay and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar site, designated in 1982 and covering 22,651 hectares. It is Victoria’s most important site for migratory wading birds.
  • The Western Grassland Reserve is planned at 15,000 hectares, of which 12,800 lie in Wyndham — more than a fifth of the municipality.

K Road Cliffs

Operator not confirmed

Red cliffs above the Werribee River floodplain, about a 600 metre return walk from the car park just south of Werribee Park Golf Club. Best at dusk.

Cost:
Free

Before you go. We could not confirm whether Wyndham City Council or Parks Victoria manages this site, so we have not named an operator.

Werribee SouthOfficial page

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Point Cook Coastal Park

Parks Victoria

863 hectares of coastal park on Port Phillip Bay, created in 1978 and opened to the public in 1982. Birdlife, a historic bluestone homestead, intertidal sand banks and a marine reserve. Contains Cheetham Wetlands, 420 hectares of former salt ponds built in the 1920s.

Cost:
Free
Point CookOfficial page

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RAAF Museum, Point Cook

Royal Australian Air Force

More than a century of Australian military aviation, in restored hangars with outdoor displays.

Where:
RAAF Base Point Cook
Open:
Most Thursdays and Sundays, 10:00am to 3:00pm.
Cost:
Free

Before you go. Bookings are essential and this is a security-controlled base. Visitors aged 16 and over need verifiable photo identification or they will be refused entry. Do not plan to simply drop in.

Point CookOfficial page

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Shadowfax Winery

Shadowfax Wines

A boutique winery with a cellar door and restaurant inside the Werribee Park precinct.

Where:
K Road, Werribee VIC 3030
Open:
Cellar door Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00am to 5:00pm.
Cost:
Council has not published this

Before you go. Opening hours come from an aggregator listing rather than a direct read of the winery's own page. Check before you drive out.

WerribeeOfficial page

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The You Yangs (not in Wyndham)

Parks Victoria

The granite peaks on Wyndham's western horizon are a landmark for the whole municipality, but the You Yangs Regional Park itself sits in the City of Greater Geelong, west of Little River. It is visible from, and a short drive from, Wyndham — it is not in it.

Cost:
Council has not published this
Little River

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Victoria State Rose Garden

Parks Victoria, with roses maintained by the Victoria State Rose Garden Supporters Group

More than 5,000 roses, named an International Garden of Excellence by the World Federation of Rose Societies in 2003 — the first outside Europe. Peak bloom is November to April. Around 50 volunteers tend it on a typical Wednesday.

Where:
K Road Gate 2, Werribee South VIC 3030
Cost:
Free
Werribee SouthOfficial page

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Werribee Open Range Zoo

Zoos Victoria

An open-range safari zoo on the Werribee River flats, with a savannah tour alongside walking trails.

Where:
K Road, Werribee South VIC 3030
Open:
Open 9:00am to 5:00pm year-round. Last entry 3:30pm.
Cost:
Council has not published this
Werribee SouthOfficial page

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Werribee Park and the Mansion

Parks Victoria

A heritage estate with ten hectares of formal gardens, an historic farm and orchard. Parks Victoria describes it as an Aboriginal cultural landscape in the traditional Country of the Bunurong People.

Where:
K Road, Werribee VIC 3030
Open:
Mansion open daily 10:00am to 4:00pm, last entry 3:30pm.
Cost:
$12.60 for an adult to enter the Mansion. The grounds are free.
WerribeeOfficial page

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Werribee River Park

Parks Victoria

260 hectares on the west bank of the Werribee River, running from the Princes Freeway south to the river mouth at Port Phillip Bay. Lookouts, picnic areas, and habitat for migratory birds and platypus.

Cost:
Free
Werribee

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