Apollo Bay, Victoria

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Apollo Bay
Victoria

Apollo Bay, Victoria and its surrounding hills viewed from the pier.

Population:

1,346

Postcode:

3233

Elevation:

15.0 m

Location:

191 km from Melbourne
118 km from Geelong
69 km from Colac
43 km from Lorne
165 km from Warrnambool

LGA:

Colac Otway Shire

State District:

Polwarth

Federal Division:

Corangamite

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
17.5 °C ^{64 °F}	10.6 °C ^{51 °F}	1053.3 mm ^{41.5 in}

Apollo Bay is a coastal town in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the eastern side of Cape Otway, along the edge of the Barham river and the the Great Ocean Road, in the Colac Otway Shire. The town has an approximate population of 1000.

Originally a fishing and dairying village, it now makes an income from tourism, though is smaller and quieter than other tourist destinations such as Lorne. Apollo Bay also is host to the annual Apollo Bay Music Festival.

[edit] People born or raised in Apollo Bay

Marriner’s Falls, Apollo Bay, 1935.

Neil Melville-Actor born in Sydney, but childhood spent in Apollo Bay.
Sarah-Jane Wentzki-Founding member of I Want A Hovercraft who lives in Melbourne.