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Portland Whale Viewing Platform

Portland

Located on Wade Street you will find the Whale Viewing Platform during the Portland Whale season, May through to October. Here you will get a perfect view along Portland’s coast from Portland Harbour to the delightful Dutton Way. Use the free binoculars so get a better view of these fascinating creatures.

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Lookouts
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Picnic Area

Location

Wade Street, Great Ocean Road, Portland, VIC, 3305, Australia

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Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the Great Ocean Road region the Wadawurrung, Eastern Maar & Gunditjmara. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We recognise and respect their unique cultural heritage and the connection to their traditional lands. We commit to building genuine and lasting partnerships that recognise, embrace and support the spirit of reconciliation, working towards self-determination, equity of outcomes and an equal voice for Australia’s first people.