Australia Day Celebrations in Portland
by Klaus Mayer
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Klaus Mayer
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Australia Day celebrations in Portland outside History House the old Portland Town Hall from 1863. History House is a museum to illustrate the story of Portland from the early 19th century. Portland celebrates Australia Day with a few community BBQ breakfast, flag raising, presentation of Australia Day awards and a citizenship ceremony.
The historic courthouse of Portland was one of the early bluestone buildings on the cliff above the p...
Panorama of the Portland Customs House built in 1850. The heritage listed two-storey customs house wi...
Panoramic view over Portland Bay and All Saints Catholic Church (1862) from Bentinck Street in Portland.
Portland with a population of approx. 12,000 is a major deep-sea port on Victoria's south-west coast,...
Panorama of Portland lighthouse Portland Bay. Originally built at Battery Point in 1859, the 12 metre...
The old North Portland water tower has become home to an ANZAC museum with 360 degree views over the ...
Panorama of the coastline at Point Danger. Lawrence Rocks at Point Danger is home to a Australasian G...
The Alcoa aluminium smelter built in the late 1970s is one of Portland's largest employers. A 2.2km l...
The Lighthouse with a 32m high white painted bluestone tower is only 15 minutes south of Portland and...
Cape Bridgewater is located 21 kilometres south-west of Portland. Beautiful beaches and some of the h...
Victoria is Australia's second smallest State and covers only 3% of Australia's land area but has the second highest population of all States and Territories.
Victoria's mainland and islands have a total length of 2,512 kilometres coastline which is about 4.2% of Australia's 59,736 kilometres of coastline.
Australia is the driest inhabited continent and Victoria is no exception although the state capital Melbourne has the reputation to have 4 seasons in one day.
Victoria is located in the southeast of mainland Australia and includes the most southern point on mainland Australia at Wilsons Promontory National Park.
