#Latest news with #Non-WarrnambooliansThe Advertiser22-05-2025The AdvertiserDon't just drive past - this Great Ocean Road gem offers the ultimate holidayGetting there: V/Line runs five train services each day from Melbourne's Southern Cross Station to Warrnambool and back (about 3 hours and 45 minutes). Otherwise the Great Ocean Road provides a picturesque drive along one of the world's most stunning coastlines and finishes in Warrnambool. Getting around: Warrnambool is known as a 10-minute city - no matter where you are, you can get from one side of the city to the other or to the beach in 10 minutes or less. A car is handy, but there is a local bus service. It's also very walkable. Enjoy a stroll down to the Fletcher Jones Gardens and pick up a cup of coffee at the Pleasant Hill van in the much-loved gardens. Pack warm: Warrnambool is a windy city. Make sure you pack a coat during winter as winds whip in straight off the Southern Ocean. Insider knowledge: Warrnambool has its own quirks - a party pie at a bakery is known as a nibble pie and if you're camping at the Surfside 1 or 2 caravan parks down by the beach, don't be surprised if your neighbours are from the city itself. Non-Warrnamboolians will never understand the sheer joy that comes with holidaying in your hometown. Camping at home is done by an astonishing amount of locals over summer each year.
The Advertiser22-05-2025The AdvertiserDon't just drive past - this Great Ocean Road gem offers the ultimate holidayGetting there: V/Line runs five train services each day from Melbourne's Southern Cross Station to Warrnambool and back (about 3 hours and 45 minutes). Otherwise the Great Ocean Road provides a picturesque drive along one of the world's most stunning coastlines and finishes in Warrnambool. Getting around: Warrnambool is known as a 10-minute city - no matter where you are, you can get from one side of the city to the other or to the beach in 10 minutes or less. A car is handy, but there is a local bus service. It's also very walkable. Enjoy a stroll down to the Fletcher Jones Gardens and pick up a cup of coffee at the Pleasant Hill van in the much-loved gardens. Pack warm: Warrnambool is a windy city. Make sure you pack a coat during winter as winds whip in straight off the Southern Ocean. Insider knowledge: Warrnambool has its own quirks - a party pie at a bakery is known as a nibble pie and if you're camping at the Surfside 1 or 2 caravan parks down by the beach, don't be surprised if your neighbours are from the city itself. Non-Warrnamboolians will never understand the sheer joy that comes with holidaying in your hometown. Camping at home is done by an astonishing amount of locals over summer each year.