Port Phillip Ferries Blog

Local winery Bennetts on Bellarine have been busy bees with a cellar door refurb this past winter and spring, bringing their dream venue to life. We’ll admit we have been keeping watch on the renovations when passing by, and have been waiting with bated breath for the big reveal. Well now we need wait no…

In need a good dose of retail therapy, or just plain love the thrill of the hunt? The quaint and charming seaside town of Portarlington is a treasure-trove of unique stores boasting beautiful clothing, modern gifts and home wares – all just waiting to find their new forever homes. So go on, be hero…

  A BIG thank you to everyone that participated in and entered our “Name our Weedy Seadragon” competition.   After a huge amount of very worthy and diverse entries (including a Weedy McWeedy Face) we’re super excited to have selected a name for our friendly mascot. Congratulations to our winner, Ocea Smith who…

Can you feel it? Can you smell it in the air? That’s right, friends. Victoria is finally waking from a long and slumbering Winter. It’s time to pop on your boat shoes, seas the day and head across Port Phillip Bay to check out all the Bellarine has to offer during this magnificent season. Feature…

What if we told you that you could name our mascot? Our beloved Weedy Seadragon is in desperate need of a name, and we’d love for you and your little ones to lend a helping hand choosing one. If the bragging rights of naming this cute little charmer isn’t enough of an incentive, then we’ve…

The very wise and very rock n’ roll Henry Rollins once said “in winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move”. He’s not half wrong. The Spring School Holidays are upon us, so it’s time to grab a pen, open up your diaries and start plotting and planning your Spring escapades. As always, Port…

WARNING – spontaneous musical numbers ahead! “Dancing Queen”, “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”, “Oh What A Night” – we know the songs, we love them and now we can see them LIVE in Melbourne.  Melbourne is abuzz with musicality.  The musical theatre scene is packed full of world-renowned shows and they are either right here…

Well, aren’t we beyond delighted to be featured in Richard Cornish’s article for The Sydney Morning Herald; “”. Richard Cornish (Melbourne based food writer, author and events host) gives his professional opinion on places to eat and experiences to embrace.  We have to say, a couple of our favs are featured in this article! So…

Bet you didn’t know that mussel jerky was a thing? One of the mussel farmers has even been brave enough to trial chocolate coated mussels. Say what? When your town’s most famous export is mussels, I guess it’s only natural to want to experiment with the product and see what might be the next big…

Dads, they really do love a bit of ‘all-in competition’, a bit of ‘who will reign supreme?’  Not wanting to disappoint good old Dad this Father’s Day, we’ve come up with “A Battle of the Bays”.  Docklands vs. Portarlington. That infamous saying ‘anything you can do, I can do better’ certainly rings true with regard…

2018 FOOTY TRIPS Sunday 25 March – completed Monday 2 April – completed Sunday 13 May – completed Saturday 19 May – completed Friday 29 June – completed Friday 3 August – completed Saturday 11 August – completed   We’ve reached the end of our Geelong Footy Ferry trips for 2018. They were a massive…

Winter, don’t think about battening down the hatches, hiding under the doona and indulging in some serious comfort eating.