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Moyne River, Port Fairy, Victoria Australia

Port Fairy is a coastal town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway, 28 kilometres (17 ml) west of Warrnambool and 290 kilometres (180 ml) west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the Southern Ocean. In the early 19th century whalers and seal hunters used the coast in this region. The bay was named by the crew of the whaler The Fairy in 1828.

 

Port Fairy was voted as one of the world's most livable cities with a population under 20,000 after winning the 2012 International LivCom award. Port Fairy has a rich history and 50 buildings are protected by the National Trust of Australia. Griffiths Island nearby holds a breeding colony of the short-tailed shearwater or Australian mutton bird.

 

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Uploaded on October 8, 2015
Taken on September 27, 2015