Local Sights

Great Ocean Walk 100s . Apollo Bay – Twelve Apostles. For the past couple of years, the hostel has (figuratively speaking!) laced up a rancid old pair of Nikes […]

Corangamite Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, and located in the south-western part of the state.  Its largest towns, in order of size, are […]

Port Campbell is a tiny village nestled into a small horse-shoe bay towards the western end of Victoria’s famous Great Ocean Road. The village provides a […]

The Great Ocean Road is a 243 km (151 mi) stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between Torquay and Warrnambool.  The road was […]

Although the name is probably based on the biblical term “the 12 Apostles”, it is unlikely the name refers to the number of rock stacks.  According […]

The rock stacks are the temporary remnants of a retreating limestone coastline, under constant attack by the sea.  Cliff faces are being eroded at the rate […]

Port Campbell is a small seaside village in Victoria, Australia, set amidst some of the country’s most spectacular coastline.  It lies towards the western end of Victoria’s […]

Based on the ratings and reviews we’ve received from thousands of guests who booked through hostelworld.com, our hostel regularly rates as one of the cleanest hostels in Australia. […]

The Twelve Apostles are world-recognised icons of the Great Ocean Road.  These giant rock stacks soar from the swirling waters of the Southern Ocean and are […]

Victoria is Australia’s second most populous state (pop. 5,550,000 at June 2010), but is also the countries smallest mainland state, with a total land area of […]

Why the name? It is not known exactly when the limestone stacks became known as the Twelve Apostles… or why.  Local folklore suggests that because they seem […]